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 will search for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges heavily from its normal worth. High amounts of trading activity could push option prices to exaggerated or underestimated 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
VRT PUT TRADE BULLISH 06/17/27 $250.00 $310.9K 646 1.0K
QXO PUT SWEEP BULLISH 10/16/26 $11.00 $35.9K 14.3K 930
CAT PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 10/09/26 $750.00 $675.0K 54 503
BE PUT SWEEP BULLISH 01/21/28 $360.00 $196.6K 273 273
UBER CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/15/27 $70.00 $25.5K 3.9K 178
FDX PUT SWEEP BEARISH 12/18/26 $310.00 $123.3K 153 58
UPS CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 01/19/29 $100.00 $31.1K 0 48
UNP CALL SWEEP BULLISH 12/18/26 $260.00 $25.3K 218 8
PWR PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 01/19/29 $520.00 $44.1K 0 7
GEV CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 09/17/27 $700.00 $28.0K 11 5

Explanation

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

• For VRT (NYSE:VRT), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 276 day(s) on June 17, 2027. This event was a transfer of 59 contract(s) at a $250.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $310.9K, with a price of $5270.0 per contract. There were 646 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1025 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding QXO (NYSE:QXO), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 32 day(s) on October 16, 2026. Parties traded 895 contract(s) at a $11.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.9K, with a price of $40.0 per contract. There were 14390 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 930 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CAT (NYSE:CAT), we notice a put option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 25 day(s) on October 9, 2026. This event was a transfer of 500 contract(s) at a $750.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $675.0K, with a price of $1350.0 per contract. There were 54 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 503 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding BE (NYSE:BE), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 494 day(s) on January 21, 2028. Parties traded 12 contract(s) at a $360.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $196.6K, with a price of $16391.0 per contract. There were 273 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 273 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For UBER (NYSE:UBER), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 123 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 30 contract(s) at a $70.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.5K, with a price of $850.0 per contract. There were 3968 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 178 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For FDX (NYSE:FDX), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 95 day(s) on December 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 66 contract(s) at a $310.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 11 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $123.3K, with a price of $1870.0 per contract. There were 153 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 58 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For UPS (NYSE:UPS), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 858 day(s) on January 19, 2029. This event was a transfer of 17 contract(s) at a $100.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.1K, with a price of $1820.0 per contract. There were 0 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 48 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding UNP (NYSE:UNP), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 95 day(s) on December 18, 2026. Parties traded 8 contract(s) at a $260.00 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 $25.3K, with a price of $3183.0 per contract. There were 218 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 8 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding PWR (NYSE:PWR), we observe a put option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 858 day(s) on January 19, 2029. Parties traded 5 contract(s) at a $520.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $44.1K, with a price of $8820.0 per contract. There were 0 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 7 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding GEV (NYSE:GEV), we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 368 day(s) on September 17, 2027. Parties traded 1 contract(s) at a $700.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.0K, with a price of $28050.0 per contract. There were 11 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5 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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