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
COIN CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 08/28/26 $190.00 $35.5K 1.9K 4.8K
BNY PUT TRADE BULLISH 03/19/27 $140.00 $144.2K 1.5K 2.9K
BULL CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/21/28 $10.00 $122.9K 45.2K 1.3K
HOOD CALL SWEEP BULLISH 09/18/26 $95.00 $318.0K 6.0K 1.2K
WFC CALL TRADE BULLISH 08/28/26 $83.00 $29.4K 316 611
BAC PUT TRADE BEARISH 12/18/26 $60.00 $40.6K 55.7K 443
C CALL SWEEP BULLISH 12/15/28 $140.00 $403.8K 1.7K 222
MRSH CALL SWEEP BULLISH 09/18/26 $200.00 $29.8K 549 200
FISV CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/21/28 $60.00 $139.5K 3.3K 169
JPM CALL SWEEP BEARISH 08/28/26 $350.00 $34.2K 422 167

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• Regarding COIN (NASDAQ:COIN), we observe a call option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on August 28, 2026. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $190.00 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 $35.5K, with a price of $710.0 per contract. There were 1925 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4808 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding BNY (NYSE:BNY), we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 210 day(s) on March 19, 2027. Parties traded 253 contract(s) at a $140.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $144.2K, with a price of $570.0 per contract. There were 1571 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2902 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For BULL (NASDAQ:BULL), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 518 day(s) on January 21, 2028. This event was a transfer of 510 contract(s) at a $10.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $122.9K, with a price of $241.0 per contract. There were 45222 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1390 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding HOOD (NASDAQ:HOOD), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 28 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $95.00 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 $318.0K, with a price of $1590.0 per contract. There were 6001 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1220 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding WFC (NYSE:WFC), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on August 28, 2026. Parties traded 210 contract(s) at a $83.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.4K, with a price of $140.0 per contract. There were 316 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 611 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For BAC (NYSE:BAC), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 119 day(s) on December 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 160 contract(s) at a $60.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $40.6K, with a price of $254.0 per contract. There were 55757 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 443 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding C (NYSE:C), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 847 day(s) on December 15, 2028. Parties traded 165 contract(s) at a $140.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $403.8K, with a price of $2445.0 per contract. There were 1795 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 222 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MRSH (NYSE:MRSH), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 28 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $200.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 20 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.8K, with a price of $149.0 per contract. There were 549 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 200 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For FISV (NASDAQ:FISV), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 518 day(s) on January 21, 2028. This event was a transfer of 141 contract(s) at a $60.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $139.5K, with a price of $990.0 per contract. There were 3319 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 169 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding JPM (NYSE:JPM), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on August 28, 2026. Parties traded 80 contract(s) at a $350.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.2K, with a price of $428.0 per contract. There were 422 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 167 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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