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
UPS PUT TRADE BEARISH 09/17/27 $80.00 $676.0K 375 1.2K
CAT CALL SWEEP BULLISH 10/16/26 $825.00 $28.0K 122 368
EOSE PUT SWEEP BEARISH 01/15/27 $10.00 $72.9K 2.3K 100
BE CALL SWEEP BEARISH 10/30/26 $270.00 $50.9K 333 89
VRT CALL TRADE BEARISH 11/20/26 $270.00 $52.0K 1.2K 70
PESI CALL TRADE BULLISH 03/19/27 $10.00 $26.9K 52 50
ETN CALL TRADE BULLISH 11/27/26 $360.00 $67.0K 0 11
GEV CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/21/28 $740.00 $36.6K 6 1

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• For UPS (NYSE:UPS), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 344 day(s) on September 17, 2027. This event was a transfer of 1227 contract(s) at a $80.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $676.0K, with a price of $551.0 per contract. There were 375 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1230 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CAT (NYSE:CAT), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 8 day(s) on October 16, 2026. Parties traded 40 contract(s) at a $825.00 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 $28.0K, with a price of $700.0 per contract. There were 122 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 368 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For EOSE (NASDAQ:EOSE), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 99 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $10.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 10 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $72.9K, with a price of $728.0 per contract. There were 2314 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 100 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For BE (NYSE:BE), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 22 day(s) on October 30, 2026. This event was a transfer of 25 contract(s) at a $270.00 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 $50.9K, with a price of $2038.0 per contract. There were 333 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 89 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For VRT (NYSE:VRT), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 43 day(s) on November 20, 2026. This event was a transfer of 50 contract(s) at a $270.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $52.0K, with a price of $1040.0 per contract. There were 1232 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 70 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding PESI (NASDAQ:PESI), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 162 day(s) on March 19, 2027. Parties traded 49 contract(s) at a $10.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.9K, with a price of $550.0 per contract. There were 52 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 50 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ETN (NYSE:ETN), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 50 day(s) on November 27, 2026. This event was a transfer of 10 contract(s) at a $360.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $67.0K, with a price of $6700.0 per contract. There were 0 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 11 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding GEV (NYSE:GEV), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 470 day(s) on January 21, 2028. Parties traded 1 contract(s) at a $740.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $36.6K, with a price of $36600.0 per contract. There were 6 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.

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