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
STNE CALL TRADE BEARISH 10/16/26 $9.47 $1.3 million 18.4K 6.8K
SOFI CALL TRADE BEARISH 06/17/27 $25.00 $137.2K 33.7K 1.8K
LIFE CALL SWEEP BULLISH 11/20/26 $30.00 $30.4K 0 870
HOOD CALL SWEEP BULLISH 10/16/26 $111.00 $40.1K 339 730
MS CALL SWEEP BULLISH 11/20/26 $195.00 $64.4K 2.2K 283
EEFT CALL SWEEP BEARISH 11/20/26 $65.00 $25.8K 37 165
TD PUT SWEEP BULLISH 11/20/26 $125.00 $54.0K 707 109
AXP CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/15/27 $350.00 $38.0K 2.2K 105
XP PUT TRADE BEARISH 01/21/28 $25.00 $32.3K 61 95
BX PUT TRADE BEARISH 06/17/27 $110.00 $59.6K 3.7K 91

Explanation

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

• For STNE (NASDAQ:STNE), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 9 day(s) on October 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 6621 contract(s) at a $9.47 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $1.3 million, with a price of $200.0 per contract. There were 18448 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 6806 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SOFI (NASDAQ:SOFI), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 253 day(s) on June 17, 2027. Parties traded 1654 contract(s) at a $25.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $137.2K, with a price of $83.0 per contract. There were 33727 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1800 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding LIFE (NASDAQ:LIFE), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 44 day(s) on November 20, 2026. Parties traded 40 contract(s) at a $30.00 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 $30.4K, with a price of $746.0 per contract. There were 0 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 870 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For HOOD (NASDAQ:HOOD), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 9 day(s) on October 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 151 contract(s) at a $111.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 10 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $40.1K, with a price of $266.0 per contract. There were 339 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 730 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MS (NYSE:MS), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 44 day(s) on November 20, 2026. This event was a transfer of 113 contract(s) at a $195.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $64.4K, with a price of $570.0 per contract. There were 2252 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 283 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding EEFT (NASDAQ:EEFT), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 44 day(s) on November 20, 2026. Parties traded 86 contract(s) at a $65.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 28 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.8K, with a price of $300.0 per contract. There were 37 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 165 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding TD (NYSE:TD), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 44 day(s) on November 20, 2026. Parties traded 51 contract(s) at a $125.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 34 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $54.0K, with a price of $1060.0 per contract. There were 707 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 109 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AXP (NYSE:AXP), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 100 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $350.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $38.0K, with a price of $380.0 per contract. There were 2287 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 105 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding XP (NASDAQ:XP), we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 471 day(s) on January 21, 2028. Parties traded 95 contract(s) at a $25.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.3K, with a price of $340.0 per contract. There were 61 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 95 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding BX (NYSE:BX), we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 253 day(s) on June 17, 2027. Parties traded 45 contract(s) at a $110.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $59.6K, with a price of $1325.0 per contract. There were 3703 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 91 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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