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 will search for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges heavily from its normal worth. High amounts of trading activity could push option prices to exaggerated or underestimated 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
ENVX CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/15/27 $20.00 $33.9K 11.2K 8.1K
EOSE CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/15/27 $20.00 $33.5K 6.0K 2.3K
PL CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/15/27 $12.00 $51.2K 455 150
LYFT CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/15/27 $10.00 $31.4K 964 76
CAT PUT TRADE BEARISH 01/15/27 $420.00 $61.9K 229 52

Explanation

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

• For ENVX (NASDAQ:ENVX), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 109 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 93 contract(s) at a $20.00 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 $33.9K, with a price of $365.0 per contract. There were 11249 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 8191 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding EOSE (NASDAQ:EOSE), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 109 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $20.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.5K, with a price of $670.0 per contract. There were 6034 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2365 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding PL (NYSE:PL), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 109 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 70 contract(s) at a $12.00 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 $51.2K, with a price of $731.0 per contract. There were 455 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 150 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For LYFT (NASDAQ:LYFT), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 109 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 28 contract(s) at a $10.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.4K, with a price of $1123.0 per contract. There were 964 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 76 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CAT (NYSE:CAT), we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 109 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 19 contract(s) at a $420.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $61.9K, with a price of $3260.0 per contract. There were 229 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 52 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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