This whale alert can help traders discover the next big trading opportunities.

Whales are entities with large sums of money and we track their transactions here at Benzinga on our options activity scanner.

Traders often look for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges away from its normal worth. Abnormal amounts of trading activity could push option prices to hyperbolic or underperforming levels.

Below are some instances of options activity happening in the Industrials sector:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
CPRT CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/21/28 $37.50 $262.5K 4.5K 1.0K
EMR CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/21/28 $145.00 $72.3K 29 274
BE CALL TRADE BEARISH 06/17/27 $480.00 $463.3K 510 269
LYFT CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 01/21/28 $20.00 $46.2K 4.1K 137
LHX CALL TRADE BEARISH 02/19/27 $300.00 $82.5K 21 76
AADX PUT TRADE BULLISH 02/19/27 $22.50 $43.4K 354 55
CAT CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/21/28 $1580.00 $52.7K 886 51
VLTO CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 08/21/26 $90.00 $45.3K 239 45
GD CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/15/27 $420.00 $41.7K 401 44
HWM CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 04/16/27 $230.00 $190.4K 0 35

Explanation

These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.

• Regarding CPRT (NASDAQ:CPRT), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 519 day(s) on January 21, 2028. Parties traded 500 contract(s) at a $37.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $262.5K, with a price of $525.0 per contract. There were 4589 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1000 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding EMR (NYSE:EMR), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 519 day(s) on January 21, 2028. Parties traded 22 contract(s) at a $145.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $72.3K, with a price of $3290.0 per contract. There were 29 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 274 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding BE (NYSE:BE), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 301 day(s) on June 17, 2027. Parties traded 226 contract(s) at a $480.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $463.3K, with a price of $2050.0 per contract. There were 510 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 269 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For LYFT (NASDAQ:LYFT), we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 519 day(s) on January 21, 2028. This event was a transfer of 125 contract(s) at a $20.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $46.2K, with a price of $370.0 per contract. There were 4159 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 137 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For LHX (NYSE:LHX), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 183 day(s) on February 19, 2027. This event was a transfer of 75 contract(s) at a $300.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $82.5K, with a price of $1100.0 per contract. There were 21 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 76 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AADX (NYSE:AADX), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 183 day(s) on February 19, 2027. This event was a transfer of 55 contract(s) at a $22.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $43.4K, with a price of $790.0 per contract. There were 354 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 55 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CAT (NYSE:CAT), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 519 day(s) on January 21, 2028. Parties traded 17 contract(s) at a $1580.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $52.7K, with a price of $3100.0 per contract. There were 886 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 51 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For VLTO (NYSE:VLTO), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 1 day(s) on August 21, 2026. This event was a transfer of 45 contract(s) at a $90.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 12 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $45.3K, with a price of $1010.0 per contract. There were 239 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 45 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding GD (NYSE:GD), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 148 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 39 contract(s) at a $420.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 25 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $41.7K, with a price of $1060.0 per contract. There were 401 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 44 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For HWM (NYSE:HWM), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 239 day(s) on April 16, 2027. This event was a transfer of 30 contract(s) at a $230.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $190.4K, with a price of $6350.0 per contract. There were 0 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 35 contract(s) were bought and sold.

Options Alert Terminology
- Call Contracts: The right to buy shares as indicated in the contract.
- Put Contracts: The right to sell shares as indicated in the contract.
- Expiration Date: When the contract expires. One must act on the contract by this date if one wants to use it.
- Premium/Option Price: The price of the contract.

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