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.

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
VRT CALL TRADE BEARISH 08/21/26 $340.00 $53.6K 181 1.1K
RDW CALL TRADE BULLISH 08/21/26 $27.00 $155.5K 135 345
UBER CALL SWEEP BULLISH 06/17/27 $95.00 $125.9K 295 223
JOBY CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 03/19/27 $13.00 $37.9K 980 135
LUNR CALL TRADE BEARISH 09/18/26 $19.00 $72.2K 304 102
BA PUT SWEEP BEARISH 08/21/26 $250.00 $199.9K 560 60
GEV CALL TRADE BULLISH 06/18/26 $1000.00 $40.9K 2.5K 28
CAR PUT SWEEP BULLISH 08/21/26 $155.00 $27.2K 137 11
ETN CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 06/17/27 $400.00 $30.1K 30 10
VICR CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 01/21/28 $125.00 $157.5K 1 6

Explanation

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

• For VRT (NYSE:VRT), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 86 day(s) on August 21, 2026. This event was a transfer of 15 contract(s) at a $340.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $53.6K, with a price of $3575.0 per contract. There were 181 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1129 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For RDW (NYSE:RDW), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 86 day(s) on August 21, 2026. This event was a transfer of 288 contract(s) at a $27.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $155.5K, with a price of $540.0 per contract. There were 135 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 345 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For UBER (NYSE:UBER), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 386 day(s) on June 17, 2027. This event was a transfer of 221 contract(s) at a $95.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 25 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $125.9K, with a price of $570.0 per contract. There were 295 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 223 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For JOBY (NYSE:JOBY), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 296 day(s) on March 19, 2027. This event was a transfer of 125 contract(s) at a $13.00 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 $37.9K, with a price of $308.0 per contract. There were 980 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 135 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For LUNR (NASDAQ:LUNR), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 114 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 33 contract(s) at a $19.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $72.2K, with a price of $2190.0 per contract. There were 304 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 102 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For BA (NYSE:BA), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 86 day(s) on August 21, 2026. This event was a transfer of 60 contract(s) at a $250.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $199.9K, with a price of $3222.0 per contract. There were 560 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 60 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For GEV (NYSE:GEV), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 22 day(s) on June 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 5 contract(s) at a $1000.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $40.9K, with a price of $8190.0 per contract. There were 2584 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 28 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CAR (NASDAQ:CAR), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 86 day(s) on August 21, 2026. Parties traded 15 contract(s) at a $155.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.2K, with a price of $1840.0 per contract. There were 137 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 11 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ETN (NYSE:ETN), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 386 day(s) on June 17, 2027. This event was a transfer of 4 contract(s) at a $400.00 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 $30.1K, with a price of $7540.0 per contract. There were 30 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 10 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding VICR (NASDAQ:VICR), we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 604 day(s) on January 21, 2028. Parties traded 6 contract(s) at a $125.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $157.5K, with a price of $26260.0 per contract. There were 1 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 6 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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