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
OWL CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/15/27 $10.00 $26.0K 8.4K 336
OSCR PUT TRADE BEARISH 09/18/26 $28.00 $31.9K 4.2K 303
HOOD CALL SWEEP BEARISH 11/20/26 $100.00 $55.3K 2.8K 297
STT PUT TRADE BULLISH 11/20/26 $190.00 $55.4K 3 200
TREE CALL SWEEP BEARISH 12/17/27 $40.00 $30.3K 0 160
PYPL CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/15/27 $55.00 $38.5K 8.6K 67
FOUR CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 12/18/26 $40.00 $32.4K 163 45
FRHC CALL SWEEP BULLISH 03/19/27 $135.00 $56.0K 39 20
MA PUT TRADE BEARISH 01/15/27 $545.00 $27.0K 27 12
AXP CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/15/27 $280.00 $28.0K 183 10

Explanation

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

• Regarding OWL (NYSE:OWL), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 127 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $10.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.0K, with a price of $260.0 per contract. There were 8469 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 336 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding OSCR (NYSE:OSCR), we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 8 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 150 contract(s) at a $28.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.9K, with a price of $213.0 per contract. There were 4282 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 303 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For HOOD (NASDAQ:HOOD), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 71 day(s) on November 20, 2026. This event was a transfer of 51 contract(s) at a $100.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $55.3K, with a price of $1085.0 per contract. There were 2828 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 297 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding STT (NYSE:STT), we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 71 day(s) on November 20, 2026. Parties traded 44 contract(s) at a $190.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $55.4K, with a price of $1260.0 per contract. There were 3 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 200 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For TREE (NASDAQ:TREE), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 463 day(s) on December 17, 2027. This event was a transfer of 41 contract(s) at a $40.00 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 $740.0 per contract. There were 0 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 160 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For PYPL (NASDAQ:PYPL), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 127 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 50 contract(s) at a $55.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $38.5K, with a price of $770.0 per contract. There were 8633 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 67 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For FOUR (NYSE:FOUR), we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 99 day(s) on December 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 45 contract(s) at a $40.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.4K, with a price of $720.0 per contract. There were 163 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 45 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For FRHC (NASDAQ:FRHC), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 190 day(s) on March 19, 2027. This event was a transfer of 20 contract(s) at a $135.00 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 $56.0K, with a price of $2800.0 per contract. There were 39 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 20 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MA (NYSE:MA), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 127 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 12 contract(s) at a $545.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.0K, with a price of $2250.0 per contract. There were 27 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 12 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AXP (NYSE:AXP), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 127 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 4 contract(s) at a $280.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.0K, with a price of $7010.0 per contract. There were 183 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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