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
TSLA PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 08/28/26 $345.00 $31.0K 10.0K 99.3K
M PUT TRADE BULLISH 09/18/26 $21.00 $59.8K 610 1.0K
BIRK PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 01/15/27 $25.00 $73.3K 40 978
BABA CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/15/27 $125.00 $53.0K 6.6K 928
CCL PUT SWEEP BEARISH 11/20/26 $25.00 $55.0K 16.9K 291
STLA PUT SWEEP BEARISH 06/17/27 $8.00 $70.0K 7.1K 250
ANF CALL TRADE BULLISH 09/11/26 $150.00 $26.5K 76 129
SERV PUT TRADE BULLISH 10/02/26 $7.50 $25.2K 46 96
FLUT PUT TRADE BEARISH 01/15/27 $100.00 $72.5K 154 62
RCL CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 12/18/26 $220.00 $26.7K 11 4

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• For TSLA (NASDAQ:TSLA), we notice a put option trade that happens to be neutral, is expiring today. Parties traded 500 contract(s) at a $345.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.0K, with a price of $62.0 per contract. There were 10017 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 99343 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For M (NYSE:M), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 21 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 950 contract(s) at a $21.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $59.8K, with a price of $63.0 per contract. There were 610 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1005 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding BIRK (NYSE:BIRK), we observe a put option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 140 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 978 contract(s) at a $25.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $73.3K, with a price of $75.0 per contract. There were 40 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 978 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding BABA (NYSE:BABA), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 140 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $125.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $53.0K, with a price of $1060.0 per contract. There were 6616 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 928 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CCL (NYSE:CCL), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 84 day(s) on November 20, 2026. Parties traded 266 contract(s) at a $25.00 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 $55.0K, with a price of $207.0 per contract. There were 16946 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 291 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For STLA (NYSE:STLA), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 293 day(s) on June 17, 2027. This event was a transfer of 250 contract(s) at a $8.00 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 $70.0K, with a price of $280.0 per contract. There were 7188 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 250 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ANF (NYSE:ANF), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 14 day(s) on September 11, 2026. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $150.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.5K, with a price of $530.0 per contract. There were 76 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 129 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SERV (NASDAQ:SERV), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 35 day(s) on October 2, 2026. This event was a transfer of 96 contract(s) at a $7.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.2K, with a price of $263.0 per contract. There were 46 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 96 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding FLUT (NYSE:FLUT), we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 140 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 62 contract(s) at a $100.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $72.5K, with a price of $1170.0 per contract. There were 154 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 62 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding RCL (NYSE:RCL), we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 112 day(s) on December 18, 2026. Parties traded 4 contract(s) at a $220.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.7K, with a price of $6697.0 per contract. There were 11 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4 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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