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.

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
EMBJ CALL SWEEP BEARISH 08/21/26 $70.00 $59.5K 467 843
BE CALL TRADE BULLISH 07/31/26 $290.00 $27.0K 167 245
JCI PUT TRADE BEARISH 10/16/26 $125.00 $30.7K 21 106
HON CALL TRADE BEARISH 03/19/27 $270.00 $38.1K 21 85
UAL PUT SWEEP BEARISH 10/16/26 $135.00 $131.3K 81 67
AVAV CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 07/17/26 $140.00 $26.8K 18 61
CAT CALL TRADE BULLISH 09/18/26 $960.00 $26.2K 289 34
GEV CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 09/18/26 $1050.00 $45.2K 300 14
VRT PUT SWEEP BEARISH 07/24/26 $250.00 $106.6K 274 11
LMT CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/21/28 $510.00 $86.1K 143 10

Explanation

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

• Regarding EMBJ (NYSE:EMBJ), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 39 day(s) on August 21, 2026. Parties traded 340 contract(s) at a $70.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 41 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $59.5K, with a price of $180.0 per contract. There were 467 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 843 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For BE (NYSE:BE), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 18 day(s) on July 31, 2026. This event was a transfer of 15 contract(s) at a $290.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.0K, with a price of $1801.0 per contract. There were 167 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 245 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For JCI (NYSE:JCI), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 95 day(s) on October 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 83 contract(s) at a $125.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.7K, with a price of $370.0 per contract. There were 21 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 106 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding HON (NASDAQ:HON), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 249 day(s) on March 19, 2027. Parties traded 35 contract(s) at a $270.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $38.1K, with a price of $1090.0 per contract. There were 21 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 85 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For UAL (NASDAQ:UAL), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 95 day(s) on October 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 67 contract(s) at a $135.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 13 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $131.3K, with a price of $1960.0 per contract. There were 81 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 67 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AVAV (NASDAQ:AVAV), 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 45 contract(s) at a $140.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.8K, with a price of $596.0 per contract. There were 18 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 61 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CAT (NYSE:CAT), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 67 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 4 contract(s) at a $960.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.2K, with a price of $6565.0 per contract. There were 289 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 34 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For GEV (NYSE:GEV), 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 4 contract(s) at a $1050.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $45.2K, with a price of $11315.0 per contract. There were 300 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 14 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For VRT (NYSE:VRT), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 11 day(s) on July 24, 2026. This event was a transfer of 533 contract(s) at a $250.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 45 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $106.6K, with a price of $200.0 per contract. There were 274 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 11 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding LMT (NYSE:LMT), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 557 day(s) on January 21, 2028. Parties traded 10 contract(s) at a $510.00 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 $86.1K, with a price of $8669.0 per contract. There were 143 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 10 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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