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
SOFI CALL TRADE BULLISH 06/18/26 $1.00 $110.5K 22.4K 5.1K
PYPL PUT TRADE BULLISH 12/17/27 $105.00 $35.7K 145 348
FITB PUT SWEEP NEUTRAL 06/18/26 $42.00 $32.9K 197 283
MS CALL SWEEP BULLISH 06/18/26 $160.00 $35.7K 1.3K 101
BULL CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 01/15/27 $7.50 $37.2K 6.2K 100
WFC CALL SWEEP BULLISH 06/18/26 $95.00 $27.7K 1.5K 96
HOOD CALL SWEEP BULLISH 06/18/26 $145.00 $69.6K 563 90
JPM CALL TRADE BEARISH 06/18/26 $300.00 $29.6K 466 31
V CALL SWEEP BEARISH 06/18/26 $310.00 $30.6K 31 5

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• For SOFI (NASDAQ:SOFI), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 97 day(s) on June 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 45 contract(s) at a $1.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $110.5K, with a price of $2457.0 per contract. There were 22435 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5134 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding PYPL (NASDAQ:PYPL), we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 644 day(s) on December 17, 2027. Parties traded 10 contract(s) at a $105.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.7K, with a price of $3570.0 per contract. There were 145 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 348 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding FITB (NASDAQ:FITB), we observe a put option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 97 day(s) on June 18, 2026. Parties traded 140 contract(s) at a $42.00 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 $32.9K, with a price of $235.0 per contract. There were 197 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 283 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MS (NYSE:MS), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 97 day(s) on June 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 34 contract(s) at a $160.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 15 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.7K, with a price of $1050.0 per contract. There were 1353 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 101 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For BULL (NASDAQ:BULL), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 308 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 50 contract(s) at a $7.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $37.2K, with a price of $745.0 per contract. There were 6239 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 100 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding WFC (NYSE:WFC), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 97 day(s) on June 18, 2026. Parties traded 76 contract(s) at a $95.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 20 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.7K, with a price of $365.0 per contract. There were 1516 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 96 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For HOOD (NASDAQ:HOOD), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 97 day(s) on June 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 60 contract(s) at a $145.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $69.6K, with a price of $1160.0 per contract. There were 563 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 90 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding JPM (NYSE:JPM), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 97 day(s) on June 18, 2026. Parties traded 10 contract(s) at a $300.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.6K, with a price of $2960.0 per contract. There were 466 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 31 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding V (NYSE:V), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 97 day(s) on June 18, 2026. Parties traded 5 contract(s) at a $310.00 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 $30.6K, with a price of $6150.0 per contract. There were 31 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5 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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