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
APO CALL TRADE BULLISH 07/24/26 $120.00 $28.4K 30 3.7K
COIN PUT SWEEP BULLISH 07/24/26 $165.00 $26.0K 2.5K 2.5K
HOOD CALL TRADE BEARISH 09/18/26 $90.00 $43.3K 5.4K 1.6K
JPM PUT TRADE BULLISH 07/31/26 $340.00 $44.8K 1.3K 1.4K
WFC CALL SWEEP BULLISH 10/16/26 $92.50 $110.1K 2.9K 524
COF CALL SWEEP BULLISH 09/18/26 $210.00 $61.4K 8.9K 314
FUTU CALL SWEEP BEARISH 07/24/26 $106.00 $29.8K 113 267
V PUT SWEEP BEARISH 08/07/26 $350.00 $119.1K 66 208
AXP PUT SWEEP BEARISH 11/20/26 $340.00 $246.7K 53 140
RJF CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 01/15/27 $150.00 $25.5K 6 10

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• Regarding APO (NYSE:APO), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on July 24, 2026. Parties traded 142 contract(s) at a $120.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.4K, with a price of $200.0 per contract. There were 30 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3752 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding COIN (NASDAQ:COIN), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on July 24, 2026. Parties traded 97 contract(s) at a $165.00 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 $26.0K, with a price of $269.0 per contract. There were 2585 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2567 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For HOOD (NASDAQ:HOOD), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 58 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 20 contract(s) at a $90.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $43.3K, with a price of $2168.0 per contract. There were 5473 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1686 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding JPM (NYSE:JPM), we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 9 day(s) on July 31, 2026. Parties traded 195 contract(s) at a $340.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $44.8K, with a price of $230.0 per contract. There were 1353 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1469 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For WFC (NYSE:WFC), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 86 day(s) on October 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 461 contract(s) at a $92.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 32 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $110.1K, with a price of $239.0 per contract. There were 2991 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 524 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For COF (NYSE:COF), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 58 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 89 contract(s) at a $210.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 35 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $61.4K, with a price of $690.0 per contract. There were 8932 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 314 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding FUTU (NASDAQ:FUTU), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on July 24, 2026. Parties traded 164 contract(s) at a $106.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 27 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.8K, with a price of $182.0 per contract. There were 113 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 267 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For V (NYSE:V), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 16 day(s) on August 7, 2026. This event was a transfer of 182 contract(s) at a $350.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 34 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $119.1K, with a price of $650.0 per contract. There were 66 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 208 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AXP (NYSE:AXP), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 121 day(s) on November 20, 2026. Parties traded 136 contract(s) at a $340.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 37 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $246.7K, with a price of $1800.0 per contract. There were 53 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 140 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding RJF (NYSE:RJF), we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 177 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 10 contract(s) at a $150.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.5K, with a price of $2555.0 per contract. There were 6 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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