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
VELO CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 06/18/26 $25.00 $61.6K 1.6K 1.8K
BKSY CALL SWEEP BEARISH 06/18/26 $35.00 $172.2K 951 814
BE PUT SWEEP BEARISH 05/29/26 $202.50 $30.5K 51 299
GE CALL TRADE BULLISH 12/18/26 $300.00 $34.2K 352 85
HON CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 01/15/27 $250.00 $50.4K 1.2K 85
CAT CALL SWEEP BEARISH 05/29/26 $850.00 $37.0K 41 78
VRT CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/21/28 $260.00 $71.2K 1.2K 48
ETN CALL TRADE BULLISH 06/26/26 $390.00 $92.2K 1 45
FLY CALL TRADE BULLISH 09/18/26 $40.00 $28.9K 811 37
UAL CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 06/05/26 $60.00 $100.5K 1 25

Explanation

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

• For VELO (NASDAQ:VELO), we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 24 day(s) on June 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 199 contract(s) at a $25.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $61.6K, with a price of $310.0 per contract. There were 1657 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1896 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For BKSY (NYSE:BKSY), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 24 day(s) on June 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 123 contract(s) at a $35.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 14 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $172.2K, with a price of $1400.0 per contract. There were 951 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 814 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For BE (NYSE:BE), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 4 day(s) on May 29, 2026. This event was a transfer of 239 contract(s) at a $202.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 47 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.5K, with a price of $128.0 per contract. There were 51 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 299 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For GE (NYSE:GE), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 207 day(s) on December 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 9 contract(s) at a $300.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.2K, with a price of $3800.0 per contract. There were 352 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 85 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For HON (NASDAQ:HON), we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 235 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 36 contract(s) at a $250.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $50.4K, with a price of $1400.0 per contract. There were 1223 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 sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 4 day(s) on May 29, 2026. This event was a transfer of 10 contract(s) at a $850.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $37.0K, with a price of $3700.0 per contract. There were 41 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 78 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For VRT (NYSE:VRT), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 606 day(s) on January 21, 2028. This event was a transfer of 5 contract(s) at a $260.00 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 $71.2K, with a price of $14250.0 per contract. There were 1221 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 48 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ETN (NYSE:ETN), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 32 day(s) on June 26, 2026. This event was a transfer of 45 contract(s) at a $390.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $92.2K, with a price of $2050.0 per contract. There were 1 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 45 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For FLY (NASDAQ:FLY), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 116 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 17 contract(s) at a $40.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.9K, with a price of $1700.0 per contract. There were 811 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 37 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For UAL (NASDAQ:UAL), we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 11 day(s) on June 5, 2026. This event was a transfer of 25 contract(s) at a $60.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $100.5K, with a price of $4020.0 per contract. There were 1 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 25 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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