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
CPRT CALL SWEEP BULLISH 07/17/26 $27.50 $103.3K 5.3K 483
UPS PUT TRADE BEARISH 07/31/26 $105.00 $45.5K 236 276
NMM CALL TRADE BEARISH 08/21/26 $80.00 $40.5K 94 256
BE PUT TRADE BULLISH 08/21/26 $200.00 $159.7K 1.3K 243
VRT CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 08/21/26 $300.00 $35.4K 369 107
UAL PUT SWEEP BULLISH 03/19/27 $97.50 $46.1K 290 69
GE PUT TRADE BEARISH 08/21/26 $350.00 $43.1K 713 45
CAT CALL SWEEP BULLISH 07/17/26 $925.00 $30.9K 20 20
PWR CALL TRADE BEARISH 08/21/26 $650.00 $54.1K 2 17
RKLB PUT TRADE BULLISH 07/17/26 $125.00 $39.8K 1.0K 12

Explanation

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

• Regarding CPRT (NASDAQ:CPRT), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 10 day(s) on July 17, 2026. Parties traded 481 contract(s) at a $27.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 44 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $103.3K, with a price of $215.0 per contract. There were 5315 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 483 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For UPS (NYSE:UPS), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 24 day(s) on July 31, 2026. This event was a transfer of 250 contract(s) at a $105.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $45.5K, with a price of $182.0 per contract. There were 236 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 276 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For NMM (NYSE:NMM), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 45 day(s) on August 21, 2026. This event was a transfer of 250 contract(s) at a $80.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $40.5K, with a price of $162.0 per contract. There were 94 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 256 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding BE (NYSE:BE), we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 45 day(s) on August 21, 2026. Parties traded 69 contract(s) at a $200.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $159.7K, with a price of $2315.0 per contract. There were 1362 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 243 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding VRT (NYSE:VRT), we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 45 day(s) on August 21, 2026. Parties traded 10 contract(s) at a $300.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.4K, with a price of $3542.0 per contract. There were 369 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 107 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding UAL (NASDAQ:UAL), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 255 day(s) on March 19, 2027. Parties traded 65 contract(s) at a $97.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 10 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $46.1K, with a price of $710.0 per contract. There were 290 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 69 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding GE (NYSE:GE), we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 45 day(s) on August 21, 2026. Parties traded 37 contract(s) at a $350.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $43.1K, with a price of $1165.0 per contract. There were 713 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 45 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CAT (NYSE:CAT), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 10 day(s) on July 17, 2026. Parties traded 10 contract(s) at a $925.00 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 $30.9K, with a price of $3090.0 per contract. There were 20 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 20 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding PWR (NYSE:PWR), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 45 day(s) on August 21, 2026. Parties traded 10 contract(s) at a $650.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $54.1K, with a price of $5415.0 per contract. There were 2 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 17 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding RKLB (NASDAQ:RKLB), we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 10 day(s) on July 17, 2026. Parties traded 10 contract(s) at a $125.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $39.8K, with a price of $3988.0 per contract. There were 1095 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 12 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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