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
WU CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/15/27 $7.00 $60.1K 2.2K 1.0K
RKT CALL SWEEP BEARISH 03/19/27 $17.00 $68.9K 5.0K 663
FISV CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/21/28 $120.00 $48.0K 2.3K 401
C CALL TRADE BEARISH 09/18/26 $130.00 $31.2K 4.9K 266
JXN PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 10/16/26 $120.00 $43.9K 1.4K 250
BAC CALL TRADE BEARISH 09/18/26 $30.00 $64.7K 84 59
COIN CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 12/15/28 $380.00 $41.4K 73 54
BX CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 12/15/28 $95.00 $52.0K 112 20
GS CALL TRADE BEARISH 09/11/26 $800.00 $40.0K 0 6

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• For WU (NYSE:WU), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 135 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 922 contract(s) at a $7.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 15 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $60.1K, with a price of $68.0 per contract. There were 2233 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1032 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For RKT (NYSE:RKT), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 198 day(s) on March 19, 2027. This event was a transfer of 605 contract(s) at a $17.00 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 $68.9K, with a price of $114.0 per contract. There were 5055 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 663 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding FISV (NASDAQ:FISV), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 506 day(s) on January 21, 2028. Parties traded 400 contract(s) at a $120.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $48.0K, with a price of $120.0 per contract. There were 2316 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 401 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For C (NYSE:C), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 16 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 60 contract(s) at a $130.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.2K, with a price of $520.0 per contract. There were 4986 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 266 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For JXN (NYSE:JXN), we notice a put option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 44 day(s) on October 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 244 contract(s) at a $120.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $43.9K, with a price of $180.0 per contract. There were 1402 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 250 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding BAC (NYSE:BAC), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 16 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 20 contract(s) at a $30.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $64.7K, with a price of $3235.0 per contract. There were 84 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 59 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding COIN (NASDAQ:COIN), we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 835 day(s) on December 15, 2028. Parties traded 10 contract(s) at a $380.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $41.4K, with a price of $4140.0 per contract. There were 73 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 54 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For BX (NYSE:BX), we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 835 day(s) on December 15, 2028. This event was a transfer of 10 contract(s) at a $95.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $52.0K, with a price of $5200.0 per contract. There were 112 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 20 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding GS (NYSE:GS), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 9 day(s) on September 11, 2026. Parties traded 2 contract(s) at a $800.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $40.0K, with a price of $20000.0 per contract. There were 0 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 6 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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