4 Industrials Stocks With Whale Alerts In Today’s Session
Benzinga Insights 2 hours 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUV | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 12/18/26 | $42.50 | $140.0K | 558 | 200 |
| UPS | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/15/27 | $100.00 | $40.0K | 3.4K | 37 |
| VRT | PUT | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 12/18/26 | $250.00 | $33.6K | 53 | 9 |
| FIX | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 12/18/26 | $1540.00 | $34.7K | 28 | 1 |
Explanation
These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.
• For LUV (NYSE:LUV), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 36 day(s) on December 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $42.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $140.0K, with a price of $700.0 per contract. There were 558 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 200 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For UPS (NYSE:UPS), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 64 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 35 contract(s) at a $100.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $40.0K, with a price of $1145.0 per contract. There were 3464 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 37 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For VRT (NYSE:VRT), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 36 day(s) on December 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 9 contract(s) at a $250.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.6K, with a price of $3740.0 per contract. There were 53 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 9 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For FIX (NYSE:FIX), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 36 day(s) on December 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 1 contract(s) at a $1540.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.7K, with a price of $34700.0 per contract. There were 28 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.
For more information, read more about unusual options activity.
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