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 Financials sector:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
CIA PUT TRADE BULLISH 11/20/26 $5.00 $27.0K 12.2K 3.8K
XYZ PUT SWEEP BULLISH 07/17/26 $76.00 $56.4K 252 538
COIN PUT SWEEP NEUTRAL 08/07/26 $140.00 $57.0K 52 349
GS PUT SWEEP BULLISH 01/15/27 $885.00 $833.2K 253 202
SCHW CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 06/17/27 $105.00 $35.7K 614 173
JPM CALL TRADE BULLISH 11/20/26 $320.00 $36.0K 580 12

Explanation

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

• For CIA (NYSE:CIA), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 135 day(s) on November 20, 2026. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $5.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.0K, with a price of $135.0 per contract. There were 12266 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3802 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For XYZ (NYSE:XYZ), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 9 day(s) on July 17, 2026. This event was a transfer of 281 contract(s) at a $76.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 33 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $56.4K, with a price of $199.0 per contract. There were 252 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 538 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding COIN (NASDAQ:COIN), we observe a put option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 30 day(s) on August 7, 2026. Parties traded 97 contract(s) at a $140.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 8 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $57.0K, with a price of $585.0 per contract. There were 52 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 349 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding GS (NYSE:GS), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 191 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $885.00 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 $833.2K, with a price of $4157.0 per contract. There were 253 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 202 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SCHW (NYSE:SCHW), we observe a call option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 344 day(s) on June 17, 2027. Parties traded 30 contract(s) at a $105.00 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 $35.7K, with a price of $1192.0 per contract. There were 614 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 173 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding JPM (NYSE:JPM), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 135 day(s) on November 20, 2026. Parties traded 12 contract(s) at a $320.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $36.0K, with a price of $3000.0 per contract. There were 580 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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