10 Materials Stocks Whale Activity In Today's Session
Benzinga Insights 9 months ago
Options
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 Materials sector:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USAR | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 02/20/26 | $25.00 | $30.1K | 8.7K | 6.8K |
| CRH | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 02/06/26 | $130.00 | $126.9K | 4.2K | 2.8K |
| HL | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 06/18/26 | $31.00 | $356.2K | 9.1K | 1.7K |
| VALE | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 02/13/26 | $16.00 | $28.5K | 3 | 1.5K |
| RIO | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 04/17/26 | $80.00 | $26.5K | 4.2K | 1.0K |
| CRML | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 03/20/26 | $15.00 | $155.0K | 1.6K | 538 |
| TGB | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 03/20/26 | $5.00 | $81.4K | 2.0K | 341 |
| DOW | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 04/17/26 | $25.00 | $26.1K | 797 | 257 |
| HUN | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/15/27 | $15.00 | $27.0K | 1.6K | 243 |
| KGC | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 02/20/26 | $34.50 | $35.2K | 301 | 148 |
Explanation
These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.
• For USAR (NASDAQ:USAR), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 22 day(s) on February 20, 2026. This event was a transfer of 187 contract(s) at a $25.00 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 $30.1K, with a price of $161.0 per contract. There were 8761 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 6892 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For CRH (NYSE:CRH), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 8 day(s) on February 6, 2026. This event was a transfer of 2840 contract(s) at a $130.00 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 $126.9K, with a price of $55.0 per contract. There were 4296 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2849 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For HL (NYSE:HL), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 140 day(s) on June 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 750 contract(s) at a $31.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $356.2K, with a price of $475.0 per contract. There were 9188 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1776 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For VALE (NYSE:VALE), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 15 day(s) on February 13, 2026. This event was a transfer of 1500 contract(s) at a $16.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.5K, with a price of $19.0 per contract. There were 3 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1504 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For RIO (NYSE:RIO), we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 78 day(s) on April 17, 2026. This event was a transfer of 17 contract(s) at a $80.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.5K, with a price of $1560.0 per contract. There were 4296 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1080 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding CRML (NASDAQ:CRML), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 50 day(s) on March 20, 2026. Parties traded 500 contract(s) at a $15.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 9 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $155.0K, with a price of $310.0 per contract. There were 1659 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 538 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For TGB (AMEX:TGB), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 50 day(s) on March 20, 2026. This event was a transfer of 220 contract(s) at a $5.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $81.4K, with a price of $370.0 per contract. There were 2020 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 341 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding DOW (NYSE:DOW), we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 78 day(s) on April 17, 2026. Parties traded 206 contract(s) at a $25.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.1K, with a price of $127.0 per contract. There were 797 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 257 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding HUN (NYSE:HUN), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 351 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $15.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.0K, with a price of $135.0 per contract. There were 1690 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 243 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding KGC (NYSE:KGC), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 22 day(s) on February 20, 2026. Parties traded 110 contract(s) at a $34.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 8 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.2K, with a price of $320.0 per contract. There were 301 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 148 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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