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
BE PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 11/20/26 $220.00 $100.2K 492 922
DY CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 10/16/26 $350.00 $56.7K 8 901
RDW CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/15/27 $11.00 $100.0K 2.3K 545
SUNB CALL SWEEP BULLISH 09/18/26 $70.00 $78.5K 107 203
LMT PUT TRADE BEARISH 01/15/27 $480.00 $29.0K 203 136
ETN CALL SWEEP BEARISH 06/17/27 $500.00 $469.8K 137 125
NOC CALL SWEEP BEARISH 10/16/26 $530.00 $41.7K 3 37
CMI CALL SWEEP BULLISH 10/16/26 $580.00 $57.3K 83 31
VRT CALL TRADE BEARISH 11/20/26 $280.00 $44.3K 1.9K 29
DRS PUT SWEEP BEARISH 01/15/27 $49.00 $30.7K 25 25

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• Regarding BE (NYSE:BE), we observe a put option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 73 day(s) on November 20, 2026. Parties traded 60 contract(s) at a $220.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $100.2K, with a price of $1670.0 per contract. There were 492 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 922 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding DY (NYSE:DY), we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 38 day(s) on October 16, 2026. Parties traded 125 contract(s) at a $350.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $56.7K, with a price of $454.0 per contract. There were 8 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 901 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding RDW (NYSE:RDW), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 129 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 400 contract(s) at a $11.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $100.0K, with a price of $250.0 per contract. There were 2385 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 545 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SUNB (NYSE:SUNB), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 10 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $70.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 17 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $78.5K, with a price of $399.0 per contract. There were 107 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 203 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For LMT (NYSE:LMT), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 129 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 25 contract(s) at a $480.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.0K, with a price of $1160.0 per contract. There were 203 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 136 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ETN (NYSE:ETN), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 282 day(s) on June 17, 2027. This event was a transfer of 125 contract(s) at a $500.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $469.8K, with a price of $3750.0 per contract. There were 137 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 125 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For NOC (NYSE:NOC), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 38 day(s) on October 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 25 contract(s) at a $530.00 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 $41.7K, with a price of $1670.0 per contract. There were 3 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 37 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CMI (NYSE:CMI), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 38 day(s) on October 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 29 contract(s) at a $580.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 8 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $57.3K, with a price of $1980.0 per contract. There were 83 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 31 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For VRT (NYSE:VRT), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 73 day(s) on November 20, 2026. This event was a transfer of 11 contract(s) at a $280.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $44.3K, with a price of $4030.0 per contract. There were 1950 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 29 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For DRS (NASDAQ:DRS), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 129 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 25 contract(s) at a $49.00 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 $30.7K, with a price of $1230.0 per contract. There were 25 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 25 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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