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
GOOGL CALL SWEEP BEARISH 09/14/26 $345.00 $63.1K 4.4K 54.8K
GOOG PUT SWEEP BEARISH 09/18/26 $330.00 $303.3K 22.3K 6.3K
CMCSA PUT SWEEP BEARISH 09/18/26 $25.00 $32.8K 3.2K 2.1K
VZ CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 11/20/26 $50.00 $53.6K 2.1K 521
ECHO CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 10/16/26 $110.00 $53.3K 1.2K 503
CHTR CALL TRADE BEARISH 12/17/27 $170.00 $877.5K 518 500
NFLX CALL SWEEP BULLISH 10/23/26 $75.00 $60.2K 244 157
TTWO CALL TRADE BULLISH 11/20/26 $260.00 $56.0K 2.3K 144
TTD PUT SWEEP BULLISH 01/15/27 $15.00 $26.3K 6.4K 136
APP CALL TRADE BULLISH 10/16/26 $360.00 $31.2K 1.9K 120

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• For GOOGL (NASDAQ:GOOGL), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, is expiring today. Parties traded 154 contract(s) at a $345.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 9 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $63.1K, with a price of $410.0 per contract. There were 4479 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 54860 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding GOOG (NASDAQ:GOOG), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 4989 contract(s) at a $330.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 304 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $303.3K, with a price of $62.0 per contract. There were 22372 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 6376 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CMCSA (NASDAQ:CMCSA), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 4 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 1027 contract(s) at a $25.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.8K, with a price of $32.0 per contract. There were 3245 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2173 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding VZ (NYSE:VZ), we observe a call option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 67 day(s) on November 20, 2026. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $50.00 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 $53.6K, with a price of $268.0 per contract. There were 2136 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 521 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ECHO (NASDAQ:ECHO), we observe a call option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 32 day(s) on October 16, 2026. Parties traded 500 contract(s) at a $110.00 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 $53.3K, with a price of $106.0 per contract. There were 1232 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 503 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CHTR (NASDAQ:CHTR), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 459 day(s) on December 17, 2027. This event was a transfer of 270 contract(s) at a $170.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $877.5K, with a price of $3250.0 per contract. There were 518 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 500 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding NFLX (NASDAQ:NFLX), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 39 day(s) on October 23, 2026. Parties traded 75 contract(s) at a $75.00 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 $60.2K, with a price of $803.0 per contract. There were 244 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 157 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For TTWO (NASDAQ:TTWO), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 67 day(s) on November 20, 2026. This event was a transfer of 80 contract(s) at a $260.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $56.0K, with a price of $700.0 per contract. There were 2365 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 144 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding TTD (NASDAQ:TTD), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 123 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 114 contract(s) at a $15.00 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 $26.3K, with a price of $231.0 per contract. There were 6479 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 136 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For APP (NASDAQ:APP), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 32 day(s) on October 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 25 contract(s) at a $360.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.2K, with a price of $1250.0 per contract. There were 1937 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 120 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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