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
BE CALL TRADE BULLISH 10/16/26 $280.00 $30.8K 5.8K 4.8K
UPS PUT TRADE BULLISH 09/17/27 $85.00 $310.5K 230 616
LUV CALL SWEEP BEARISH 09/18/26 $45.00 $159.7K 5.0K 537
JOBY PUT SWEEP BEARISH 08/21/26 $7.00 $29.0K 3.5K 533
RKLB CALL TRADE BEARISH 09/18/26 $65.00 $26.5K 891 429
GEO CALL TRADE BULLISH 09/18/26 $30.00 $27.5K 2.6K 128
BLDR PUT TRADE BEARISH 11/20/26 $125.00 $35.2K 107 107
ZWS PUT TRADE BEARISH 08/21/26 $52.50 $33.0K 200 100
CTAS PUT SWEEP BEARISH 09/18/26 $200.00 $27.4K 92 85
CAT PUT SWEEP BEARISH 09/18/26 $600.00 $25.5K 2.3K 72

Explanation

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

• Regarding BE (NYSE:BE), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 78 day(s) on October 16, 2026. Parties traded 13 contract(s) at a $280.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.8K, with a price of $2375.0 per contract. There were 5842 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4873 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding UPS (NYSE:UPS), we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 414 day(s) on September 17, 2027. Parties traded 500 contract(s) at a $85.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $310.5K, with a price of $621.0 per contract. There were 230 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 616 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For LUV (NYSE:LUV), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 50 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 515 contract(s) at a $45.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 47 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $159.7K, with a price of $310.0 per contract. There were 5041 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 537 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding JOBY (NYSE:JOBY), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 22 day(s) on August 21, 2026. Parties traded 500 contract(s) at a $7.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.0K, with a price of $58.0 per contract. There were 3530 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 533 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For RKLB (NASDAQ:RKLB), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 50 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 30 contract(s) at a $65.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.5K, with a price of $885.0 per contract. There were 891 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 429 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding GEO (NYSE:GEO), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 50 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $30.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.5K, with a price of $275.0 per contract. There were 2659 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 128 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding BLDR (NYSE:BLDR), we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 113 day(s) on November 20, 2026. Parties traded 6 contract(s) at a $125.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.2K, with a price of $5873.0 per contract. There were 107 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 107 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ZWS (NYSE:ZWS), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 22 day(s) on August 21, 2026. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $52.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.0K, with a price of $330.0 per contract. There were 200 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 100 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CTAS (NASDAQ:CTAS), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 50 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 49 contract(s) at a $200.00 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 $27.4K, with a price of $560.0 per contract. There were 92 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 85 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CAT (NYSE:CAT), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 50 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 64 contract(s) at a $600.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 22 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.5K, with a price of $390.0 per contract. There were 2333 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 72 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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