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.

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
GOOGL PUT TRADE BULLISH 01/15/27 $215.00 $79.7K 593 282
ASTS CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/15/27 $75.00 $63.0K 811 84
APP PUT SWEEP NEUTRAL 12/18/26 $580.00 $45.2K 7 3
SPOT CALL TRADE BULLISH 06/17/27 $280.00 $43.8K 73 1

Explanation

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

• For GOOGL (NASDAQ:GOOGL), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 109 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 41 contract(s) at a $215.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $79.7K, with a price of $1945.0 per contract. There were 593 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 282 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ASTS (NASDAQ:ASTS), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 109 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 15 contract(s) at a $75.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $63.0K, with a price of $4200.0 per contract. There were 811 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 84 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding APP (NASDAQ:APP), we observe a put option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 81 day(s) on December 18, 2026. Parties traded 3 contract(s) at a $580.00 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 $45.2K, with a price of $15103.0 per contract. There were 7 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SPOT (NYSE:SPOT), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 262 day(s) on June 17, 2027. Parties traded 1 contract(s) at a $280.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $43.8K, with a price of $43800.0 per contract. There were 73 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1 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.

For more information, read more about unusual options activity.

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