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
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 itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• Regarding BA (NYSE:BA), we observe a put option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 28 day(s) on May 15, 2026. Parties traded 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, is expiring today. Parties traded 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.

• For TE (NYSE:TE), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 273 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 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.

• Regarding EOSE (NASDAQ:EOSE), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 644 day(s) on January 21, 2028. Parties traded 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.

• For CAT (NYSE:CAT), we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 28 day(s) on May 15, 2026. This event was a transfer of 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 154 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.

• For RKLB (NASDAQ:RKLB), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 91 day(s) on July 17, 2026. This event was a transfer of 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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