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.

Here's the list of options activity happening in today's session:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
HOOD CALL SWEEP BEARISH 09/25/26 $120.00 $42.5K 5.3K 19.4K
KKR CALL SWEEP BULLISH 09/25/26 $100.00 $57.1K 68 8.9K
COIN PUT SWEEP BEARISH 09/18/26 $195.00 $75.9K 270 5.8K
HAPN CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/15/27 $17.00 $94.1K 117 588
JPM CALL SWEEP BULLISH 09/25/26 $350.00 $54.0K 391 458
CB PUT SWEEP BEARISH 10/16/26 $340.00 $37.7K 51 197
BX PUT SWEEP BULLISH 01/15/27 $120.00 $34.8K 4.3K 170
GS CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 10/30/26 $940.00 $92.8K 6 61
AXP CALL TRADE BULLISH 09/18/26 $300.00 $46.4K 162 45
MA CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 10/16/26 $520.00 $48.5K 178 40

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• For HOOD (NASDAQ:HOOD), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 7 day(s) on September 25, 2026. This event was a transfer of 118 contract(s) at a $120.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $42.5K, with a price of $361.0 per contract. There were 5362 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 19499 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For KKR (NYSE:KKR), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 7 day(s) on September 25, 2026. This event was a transfer of 318 contract(s) at a $100.00 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 $57.1K, with a price of $180.0 per contract. There were 68 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 8994 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For COIN (NASDAQ:COIN), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, is expiring today. Parties traded 451 contract(s) at a $195.00 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 $75.9K, with a price of $171.0 per contract. There were 270 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5807 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding HAPN (NASDAQ:HAPN), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 119 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 588 contract(s) at a $17.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 21 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $94.1K, with a price of $160.0 per contract. There were 117 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 588 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For JPM (NYSE:JPM), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 7 day(s) on September 25, 2026. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $350.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $54.0K, with a price of $270.0 per contract. There were 391 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 458 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CB (NYSE:CB), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 28 day(s) on October 16, 2026. Parties traded 64 contract(s) at a $340.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 18 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $37.7K, with a price of $590.0 per contract. There were 51 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 197 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding BX (NYSE:BX), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 119 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 43 contract(s) at a $120.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.8K, with a price of $810.0 per contract. There were 4325 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 170 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For GS (NYSE:GS), we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 42 day(s) on October 30, 2026. This event was a transfer of 20 contract(s) at a $940.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $92.8K, with a price of $4644.0 per contract. There were 6 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 61 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AXP (NYSE:AXP), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, is expiring today. Parties traded 40 contract(s) at a $300.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $46.4K, with a price of $1160.0 per contract. There were 162 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 45 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MA (NYSE:MA), we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 28 day(s) on October 16, 2026. Parties traded 10 contract(s) at a $520.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $48.5K, with a price of $4850.0 per contract. There were 178 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 40 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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