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.

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
TASK CALL TRADE BEARISH 08/21/26 $7.50 $88.8K 5.3K 2.7K
GEO CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/15/27 $40.00 $27.1K 3.8K 1.5K
BA CALL TRADE BULLISH 12/15/28 $230.00 $160.6K 368 803
MMM PUT SWEEP BULLISH 08/21/26 $185.00 $25.7K 97 661
LYFT PUT SWEEP BULLISH 09/18/26 $16.00 $61.9K 272 573
KTOS CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 11/20/26 $85.00 $33.6K 3.0K 200
CACI PUT SWEEP BULLISH 09/18/26 $570.00 $97.1K 1 162
NOC CALL SWEEP BEARISH 08/21/26 $580.00 $68.3K 172 109
VRT PUT SWEEP BULLISH 11/20/26 $240.00 $163.2K 899 80
GEV CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/21/28 $300.00 $74.0K 11 40

Explanation

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

• For TASK (NASDAQ:TASK), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 15 day(s) on August 21, 2026. This event was a transfer of 1200 contract(s) at a $7.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $88.8K, with a price of $74.0 per contract. There were 5383 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2785 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding GEO (NYSE:GEO), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 162 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 135 contract(s) at a $40.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.1K, with a price of $201.0 per contract. There were 3854 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1595 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding BA (NYSE:BA), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 862 day(s) on December 15, 2028. Parties traded 25 contract(s) at a $230.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $160.6K, with a price of $6425.0 per contract. There were 368 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 803 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MMM (NYSE:MMM), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 15 day(s) on August 21, 2026. Parties traded 38 contract(s) at a $185.00 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 $25.7K, with a price of $677.0 per contract. There were 97 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 661 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding LYFT (NASDAQ:LYFT), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 43 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 529 contract(s) at a $16.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 38 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $61.9K, with a price of $117.0 per contract. There were 272 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 573 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For KTOS (NASDAQ:KTOS), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 106 day(s) on November 20, 2026. This event was a transfer of 119 contract(s) at a $85.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 51 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.6K, with a price of $285.0 per contract. There were 3062 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 200 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CACI (NYSE:CACI), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 43 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 86 contract(s) at a $570.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 28 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $97.1K, with a price of $1130.0 per contract. There were 1 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 162 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For NOC (NYSE:NOC), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 15 day(s) on August 21, 2026. This event was a transfer of 99 contract(s) at a $580.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 26 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $68.3K, with a price of $690.0 per contract. There were 172 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 109 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding VRT (NYSE:VRT), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 106 day(s) on November 20, 2026. Parties traded 77 contract(s) at a $240.00 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 $163.2K, with a price of $2120.0 per contract. There were 899 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 80 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding GEV (NYSE:GEV), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 533 day(s) on January 21, 2028. Parties traded 1 contract(s) at a $300.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $74.0K, with a price of $74020.0 per contract. There were 11 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 40 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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