This whale alert can assist traders find the next huge trading chances.
Whales are entities with large amounts of cash and we track their deals here at Benzinga on our alternatives activity scanner.
Traders will look for situations when the marketplace evaluation of an alternative diverges greatly from its regular worth. High quantities of trading activity might press choice costs to overstated or ignored levels.
Below are some circumstances of alternatives activity taking place in the Financials sector:
| Sign | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Belief | Exp. Date | Strike Rate | Overall Trade Rate | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/23/26 | $ 115.00 | $ 34.2 K | 1.0 K | 1.6 K |
| FLG | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/21/28 | $ 17.00 | $ 198.0 K | 56 | 1.5 K |
| BAC | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 04/17/26 | $ 50.00 | $ 26.8 K | 25.4 K | 1.1 K |
| PYPL | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 03/20/26 | $ 50.00 | $ 65.5 K | 6.4 K | 750 |
| BFH | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 02/20/26 | $ 70.00 | $ 116.2 K | 136 | 660 |
| HOOD | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/15/27 | $ 100.00 | $ 27.3 K | 13.1 K | 288 |
| SOFI | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/15/27 | $ 25.00 | $ 26.5 K | 12.7 K | 187 |
| APO | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 05/15/26 | $ 115.00 | $ 41.4 K | 50 | 122 |
| SCHW | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/30/26 | $ 95.00 | $ 74.0 K | 40 | 101 |
| JPM | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/17/27 | $ 275.00 | $ 108.3 K | 206 | 82 |
Description
These itemized elaborations have actually been developed utilizing the accompanying table.
• For C (NYSE: C), we see a put choice trade that occurs to be bullish, ending in 3 day( s) on January 23, 2026 This occasion was a transfer of 225 agreement( s) at a $ 115.00 strike. The overall expense gotten by the composing celebration (or celebrations) was $ 34.2 K, with a cost of $ 152.0 per agreement. There were 1042 open agreements at this strike prior to today, and today 1652 agreement( s) were purchased and offered.
• For FLG (NYSE: FLG), we see a call choice trade that occurs to be bearish, ending in 731 day( s) on January 21, 2028 This occasion was a transfer of 1584 agreement( s) at a $ 17.00 strike. The overall expense gotten by the composing celebration (or celebrations) was $ 198.0 K, with a cost of $ 125.0 per agreement. There were 56 open agreements at this strike prior to today, and today 1584 agreement( s) were purchased and offered.
• Relating To BAC (NYSE: BAC), we observe a put choice sweep with bullish belief. It ends in 87 day( s) on April 17, 2026 Celebrations traded 181 agreement( s) at a $ 50.00 strike. This specific put required to be divided into 6 various trades to end up being filled. The overall expense gotten by the composing celebration (or celebrations) was $ 26.8 K, with a cost of $ 148.0 per agreement. There were 25434 open agreements at this strike prior to today, and today 1107 agreement( s) were purchased and offered.
• For PYPL (NASDAQ: PYPL), we see a put choice trade that occurs to be bearish, ending in 59 day( s) on March 20, 2026 This occasion was a transfer of 500 agreement( s) at a $ 50.00 strike. The overall expense gotten by the composing celebration (or celebrations) was $ 65.5 K, with a cost of $ 131.0 per agreement. There were 6494 open agreements at this strike prior to today, and today 750 agreement( s) were purchased and offered.
• Relating To BFH (NYSE: BFH), we observe a put choice sweep with bearish belief. It ends in 31 day( s) on February 20, 2026 Celebrations traded 342 agreement( s) at a $ 70.00 strike. This specific put required to be divided into 20 various trades to end up being filled. The overall expense gotten by the composing celebration (or celebrations) was $ 116.2 K, with a cost of $ 340.0 per agreement. There were 136 open agreements at this strike prior to today, and today 660 agreement( s) were purchased and offered.
• Relating To HOOD (NASDAQ: HOOD), we observe a call choice sweep with bullish belief. It ends in 360 day( s) on January 15, 2027 Celebrations traded 9 agreement( s) at a $ 100.00 strike. This specific call required to be divided into 3 various trades to end up being filled. The overall expense gotten by the composing celebration (or celebrations) was $ 27.3 K, with a cost of $ 3043.0 per agreement. There were 13161 open agreements at this strike prior to today, and today 288 agreement( s) were purchased and offered.
• Relating To SOFI (NASDAQ: SOFI), we observe a put choice trade with bullish belief. It ends in 360 day( s) on January 15, 2027 Celebrations traded 50 agreement( s) at a $ 25.00 strike. The overall expense gotten by the composing celebration (or celebrations) was $ 26.5 K, with a cost of $ 530.0 per agreement. There were 12777 open agreements at this strike prior to today, and today 187 agreement( s) were purchased and offered.
• For APO (NYSE: APO), we see a put choice trade that occurs to be bearish, ending in 115 day( s) on Might 15, 2026 This occasion was a transfer of 122 agreement( s) at a $ 115.00 strike. The overall expense gotten by the composing celebration (or celebrations) was $ 41.4 K, with a cost of $ 340.0 per agreement. There were 50 open agreements at this strike prior to today, and today 122 agreement( s) were purchased and offered.
• Relating To SCHW (NYSE: SCHW), we observe a call choice trade with bearish belief. It ends in 10 day( s) on January 30, 2026 Celebrations traded 100 agreement( s) at a $ 95.00 strike. The overall expense gotten by the composing celebration (or celebrations) was $ 74.0 K, with a cost of $ 740.0 per agreement. There were 40 open agreements at this strike prior to today, and today 101 agreement( s) were purchased and offered.
• For JPM (NYSE: JPM), we see a put choice sweep that occurs to be bullish, ending in 513 day( s) on June 17, 2027 This occasion was a transfer of 53 agreement( s) at a $ 275.00 strike. This specific put required to be divided into 4 various trades to end up being filled. The overall expense gotten by the composing celebration (or celebrations) was $ 108.3 K, with a cost of $ 2045.0 per agreement. There were 206 open agreements at this strike prior to today, and today 82 agreement( s) were purchased and offered.
Options Alert Terms
– Call Agreements: The right to purchase shares as shown in the agreement.
– Put Agreements: The right to offer shares as shown in the agreement.
– Expiration Date: When the agreement ends. One should act upon the agreement by this date if one wishes to utilize it.
– Premium/Option Rate: The rate of the agreement.
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