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
F PUT TRADE BULLISH 09/11/26 $14.00 $32.8K 7.1K 10.8K
M CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/15/27 $23.00 $2.0 million 198 10.6K
XPEV CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/15/27 $11.00 $31.4K 3.0K 241
GOLD CALL TRADE BULLISH 03/19/27 $55.00 $61.0K 509 225
EXPE PUT TRADE BULLISH 09/18/26 $315.00 $28.7K 431 223
SBUX CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/15/27 $120.00 $28.9K 8.5K 186
NCLH CALL SWEEP BULLISH 09/17/27 $17.00 $25.8K 337 101
LULU CALL TRADE BEARISH 06/17/27 $115.00 $25.1K 239 86
DKNG PUT SWEEP BEARISH 01/15/27 $25.00 $29.6K 7.6K 78
CAVA PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 03/19/27 $100.00 $43.2K 52 10

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• For F (NYSE:F), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 2 day(s) on September 11, 2026. This event was a transfer of 912 contract(s) at a $14.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.8K, with a price of $36.0 per contract. There were 7193 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 10860 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For M (NYSE:M), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 128 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 10000 contract(s) at a $23.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $2.0 million, with a price of $207.0 per contract. There were 198 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 10659 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding XPEV (NYSE:XPEV), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 128 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 233 contract(s) at a $11.00 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 $31.4K, with a price of $135.0 per contract. There were 3015 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 241 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding GOLD (NYSE:GOLD), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 191 day(s) on March 19, 2027. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $55.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $61.0K, with a price of $610.0 per contract. There were 509 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 225 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding EXPE (NASDAQ:EXPE), we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 9 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 7 contract(s) at a $315.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.7K, with a price of $4100.0 per contract. There were 431 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 223 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SBUX (NASDAQ:SBUX), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 128 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 170 contract(s) at a $120.00 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 $28.9K, with a price of $170.0 per contract. There were 8584 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 186 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For NCLH (NYSE:NCLH), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 373 day(s) on September 17, 2027. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $17.00 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 $25.8K, with a price of $258.0 per contract. There were 337 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 101 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For LULU (NASDAQ:LULU), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 281 day(s) on June 17, 2027. This event was a transfer of 19 contract(s) at a $115.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.1K, with a price of $1325.0 per contract. There were 239 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 86 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For DKNG (NASDAQ:DKNG), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 128 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 78 contract(s) at a $25.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 17 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.6K, with a price of $380.0 per contract. There were 7626 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 78 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CAVA (NYSE:CAVA), we observe a put option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 191 day(s) on March 19, 2027. Parties traded 10 contract(s) at a $100.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $43.2K, with a price of $4320.0 per contract. There were 52 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 10 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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