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
PYPL CALL SWEEP BEARISH 08/21/26 $50.00 $53.5K 3.0K 4.2K
GS PUT TRADE BEARISH 07/17/26 $1045.00 $30.1K 110 411
MA CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 07/17/26 $545.00 $60.0K 302 309
HOOD CALL TRADE BEARISH 12/15/28 $80.00 $48.4K 148 308
C CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 09/18/26 $145.00 $95.0K 2.3K 249
PNC CALL SWEEP BULLISH 07/24/26 $250.00 $119.5K 93 205
JPM CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 06/17/27 $150.00 $261.6K 12 202
PGR PUT SWEEP BEARISH 08/21/26 $240.00 $57.1K 1 162
IBKR CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/15/27 $100.00 $30.0K 1.0K 152
TFC PUT SWEEP BULLISH 01/21/28 $45.00 $27.7K 33 97

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• For PYPL (NASDAQ:PYPL), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 39 day(s) on August 21, 2026. This event was a transfer of 214 contract(s) at a $50.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 10 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $53.5K, with a price of $250.0 per contract. There were 3062 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4254 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding GS (NYSE:GS), we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on July 17, 2026. Parties traded 12 contract(s) at a $1045.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.1K, with a price of $2510.0 per contract. There were 110 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 411 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MA (NYSE:MA), we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 4 day(s) on July 17, 2026. This event was a transfer of 150 contract(s) at a $545.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $60.0K, with a price of $400.0 per contract. There were 302 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 309 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For HOOD (NASDAQ:HOOD), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 886 day(s) on December 15, 2028. This event was a transfer of 8 contract(s) at a $80.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $48.4K, with a price of $6050.0 per contract. There were 148 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 308 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For C (NYSE:C), we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 67 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $145.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $95.0K, with a price of $475.0 per contract. There were 2339 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 249 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For PNC (NYSE:PNC), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 11 day(s) on July 24, 2026. This event was a transfer of 196 contract(s) at a $250.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 39 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $119.5K, with a price of $610.0 per contract. There were 93 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 205 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding JPM (NYSE:JPM), we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 339 day(s) on June 17, 2027. Parties traded 14 contract(s) at a $150.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $261.6K, with a price of $18690.0 per contract. There were 12 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 202 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For PGR (NYSE:PGR), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 39 day(s) on August 21, 2026. This event was a transfer of 48 contract(s) at a $240.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 23 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $57.1K, with a price of $1190.0 per contract. There were 1 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 162 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding IBKR (NASDAQ:IBKR), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 186 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 32 contract(s) at a $100.00 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 $30.0K, with a price of $940.0 per contract. There were 1077 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 152 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding TFC (NYSE:TFC), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 557 day(s) on January 21, 2028. Parties traded 63 contract(s) at a $45.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.7K, with a price of $440.0 per contract. There were 33 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 97 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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