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
BA PUT SWEEP NEUTRAL 05/15/26 $235.00 $605.7K 1.4K 428
MMM PUT TRADE BEARISH 04/17/26 $200.00 $51.2K 0 172
TE CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/15/27 $7.00 $43.0K 6.4K 100
EOSE CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/21/28 $15.00 $25.9K 13.0K 85
CAT CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 05/15/26 $660.00 $39.7K 171 5
LMT CALL SWEEP BEARISH 09/18/26 $500.00 $134.1K 271 0
RKLB CALL SWEEP BEARISH 07/17/26 $38.00 $34.0K 91 0

Explanation

These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.

• For BA (NYSE:BA), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 67 day(s) on May 15, 2026. This event was a transfer of 500 contract(s) at a $235.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 36 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $605.7K, with a price of $1210.0 per contract. There were 1493 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 428 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MMM (NYSE:MMM), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 39 day(s) on April 17, 2026. This event was a transfer of 16 contract(s) at a $200.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $51.2K, with a price of $3200.0 per contract. There were 0 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 172 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding TE (NYSE:TE), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 312 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $7.00 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 $43.0K, with a price of $430.0 per contract. There were 6498 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 100 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For EOSE (NASDAQ:EOSE), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 683 day(s) on January 21, 2028. This event was a transfer of 44 contract(s) at a $15.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.9K, with a price of $590.0 per contract. There were 13025 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 85 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CAT (NYSE:CAT), we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 67 day(s) on May 15, 2026. Parties traded 5 contract(s) at a $660.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $39.7K, with a price of $7947.0 per contract. There were 171 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding LMT (NYSE:LMT), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 193 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 10 contract(s) at a $500.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $134.1K, with a price of $13414.0 per contract. There were 271 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 0 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding RKLB (NASDAQ:RKLB), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 130 day(s) on July 17, 2026. Parties traded 10 contract(s) at a $38.00 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 $34.0K, with a price of $3400.0 per contract. There were 91 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 0 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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