4 Financials Stocks Whale Activity In Today’s Session
Benzinga Insights 1 hour 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 often
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMA | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/15/27 | $80.00 | $36.9K | 0 | 177 |
| COIN | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/15/27 | $135.00 | $89.5K | 5.6K | 78 |
| PYPL | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 12/15/28 | $45.00 | $62.1K | 1.3K | 55 |
| LMND | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/21/28 | $50.00 | $26.7K | 602 | 12 |
Explanation
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.
• Regarding BMA (NYSE:BMA), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 67 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 56 contract(s) at a $80.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $36.9K, with a price of $660.0 per contract. There were 0 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 177 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For COIN (NASDAQ:COIN), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 67 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 48 contract(s) at a $135.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $89.5K, with a price of $1865.0 per contract. There were 5676 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 78 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For PYPL (NASDAQ:PYPL), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 767 day(s) on December 15, 2028. This event was a transfer of 54 contract(s) at a $45.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $62.1K, with a price of $1150.0 per contract. There were 1391 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 55 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For LMND (NYSE:LMND), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 438 day(s) on January 21, 2028. This event was a transfer of 10 contract(s) at a $50.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.7K, with a price of $2670.0 per contract. There were 602 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 12 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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