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.

Below are some instances of options activity happening in the Industrials sector:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
BE CALL TRADE BULLISH 09/18/26 $300.00 $29.2K 5.1K 1.1K
JOBY CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 01/15/27 $7.00 $30.3K 7.1K 666
CNXC CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/15/27 $30.00 $121.3K 478 364
LMT PUT SWEEP BEARISH 12/18/26 $520.00 $77.7K 288 154
AVAV CALL TRADE BEARISH 09/18/26 $143.00 $37.2K 23 79
VRT CALL TRADE BEARISH 10/09/26 $295.00 $25.2K 20 63
CAT CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 09/11/26 $805.00 $27.8K 460 58
EME CALL SWEEP BEARISH 10/16/26 $840.00 $37.4K 169 37
UAL CALL TRADE BEARISH 03/19/27 $115.00 $30.6K 386 27

Explanation

These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.

• For BE (NYSE:BE), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 9 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 50 contract(s) at a $300.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.2K, with a price of $584.0 per contract. There were 5168 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1104 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For JOBY (NYSE:JOBY), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 128 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 300 contract(s) at a $7.00 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 $30.3K, with a price of $101.0 per contract. There were 7117 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 666 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CNXC (NASDAQ:CNXC), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 128 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 296 contract(s) at a $30.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 34 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $121.3K, with a price of $410.0 per contract. There were 478 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 364 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For LMT (NYSE:LMT), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 100 day(s) on December 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 29 contract(s) at a $520.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $77.7K, with a price of $2681.0 per contract. There were 288 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 154 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AVAV (NASDAQ:AVAV), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 9 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 40 contract(s) at a $143.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $37.2K, with a price of $930.0 per contract. There were 23 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 79 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding VRT (NYSE:VRT), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 30 day(s) on October 9, 2026. Parties traded 30 contract(s) at a $295.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.2K, with a price of $840.0 per contract. There were 20 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 63 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CAT (NYSE:CAT), we observe a call option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on September 11, 2026. Parties traded 16 contract(s) at a $805.00 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 $27.8K, with a price of $1745.0 per contract. There were 460 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 58 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding EME (NYSE:EME), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 37 day(s) on October 16, 2026. Parties traded 36 contract(s) at a $840.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 10 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $37.4K, with a price of $1040.0 per contract. There were 169 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 37 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For UAL (NASDAQ:UAL), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 191 day(s) on March 19, 2027. This event was a transfer of 26 contract(s) at a $115.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.6K, with a price of $1180.0 per contract. There were 386 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 27 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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