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
AAL CALL SWEEP BULLISH 09/18/26 $17.00 $34.0K 34.4K 2.6K
BE PUT SWEEP BEARISH 08/21/26 $180.00 $29.9K 3.3K 380
RUN CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/15/27 $15.00 $31.1K 6.8K 339
RDW CALL TRADE BEARISH 11/20/26 $15.00 $26.0K 1.9K 244
QXO CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 10/16/26 $14.00 $30.5K 1.4K 106
ETN PUT SWEEP BEARISH 08/28/26 $415.00 $26.6K 1 99
UBER PUT SWEEP BULLISH 09/18/26 $82.50 $25.5K 431 71
MOD PUT SWEEP BEARISH 11/20/26 $140.00 $42.6K 4 46
RKLB PUT TRADE BEARISH 08/14/26 $89.00 $30.1K 6 31
GEV CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 12/15/28 $400.00 $66.4K 93 30

Explanation

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

• For AAL (NASDAQ:AAL), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 42 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 500 contract(s) at a $17.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 56 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.0K, with a price of $68.0 per contract. There were 34430 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2652 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding BE (NYSE:BE), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 14 day(s) on August 21, 2026. Parties traded 65 contract(s) at a $180.00 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 $29.9K, with a price of $460.0 per contract. There were 3370 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 380 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding RUN (NASDAQ:RUN), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 161 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 311 contract(s) at a $15.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 42 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.1K, with a price of $100.0 per contract. There were 6825 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 339 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For RDW (NYSE:RDW), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 105 day(s) on November 20, 2026. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $15.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.0K, with a price of $260.0 per contract. There were 1998 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 244 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding QXO (NYSE:QXO), we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 70 day(s) on October 16, 2026. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $14.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.5K, with a price of $305.0 per contract. There were 1478 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 106 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ETN (NYSE:ETN), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 21 day(s) on August 28, 2026. This event was a transfer of 65 contract(s) at a $415.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 27 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.6K, with a price of $410.0 per contract. There were 1 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 99 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding UBER (NYSE:UBER), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 42 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 30 contract(s) at a $82.50 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 $25.5K, with a price of $850.0 per contract. There were 431 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 71 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MOD (NYSE:MOD), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 105 day(s) on November 20, 2026. Parties traded 44 contract(s) at a $140.00 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 $42.6K, with a price of $970.0 per contract. There were 4 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 46 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For RKLB (NASDAQ:RKLB), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 7 day(s) on August 14, 2026. This event was a transfer of 30 contract(s) at a $89.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.1K, with a price of $1005.0 per contract. There were 6 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 31 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For GEV (NYSE:GEV), we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 861 day(s) on December 15, 2028. This event was a transfer of 1 contract(s) at a $400.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $66.4K, with a price of $66488.0 per contract. There were 93 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 30 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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