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.
Below are some instances of options activity happening in the Financials sector:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOFI | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 03/21/25 | $16.00 | $26.9K | 36.6K | 4.8K |
| SCHW | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 02/21/25 | $83.00 | $145.0K | 201 | 1.0K |
| STNE | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 04/17/25 | $8.00 | $69.5K | 5.1K | 515 |
| HOOD | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 06/20/25 | $55.00 | $49.1K | 6.1K | 407 |
| GCMG | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 10/17/25 | $12.50 | $61.8K | 600 | 400 |
| COIN | PUT | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 01/31/25 | $302.50 | $29.5K | 460 | 288 |
| RF | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/16/26 | $22.00 | $33.6K | 1.5K | 211 |
| V | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 02/07/25 | $335.00 | $31.5K | 247 | 208 |
| XYZ | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/16/26 | $95.00 | $28.2K | 1.8K | 70 |
| AXP | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/16/26 | $300.00 | $83.8K | 254 | 50 |
Explanation
These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.
• Regarding SOFI (NASDAQ:SOFI), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 53 day(s) on March 21, 2025. Parties traded 174 contract(s) at a $16.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.9K, with a price of $155.0 per contract. There were 36619 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4850 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For SCHW (NYSE:SCHW), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 25 day(s) on February 21, 2025. This event was a transfer of 890 contract(s) at a $83.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 47 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $145.0K, with a price of $162.0 per contract. There were 201 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1004 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding STNE (NASDAQ:STNE), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 80 day(s) on April 17, 2025. Parties traded 500 contract(s) at a $8.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $69.5K, with a price of $139.0 per contract. There were 5166 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 515 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For HOOD (NASDAQ:HOOD), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 144 day(s) on June 20, 2025. This event was a transfer of 84 contract(s) at a $55.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $49.1K, with a price of $585.0 per contract. There were 6115 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 407 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For GCMG (NASDAQ:GCMG), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 263 day(s) on October 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 399 contract(s) at a $12.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $61.8K, with a price of $155.0 per contract. There were 600 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 400 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For COIN (NASDAQ:COIN), we notice a put option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 4 day(s) on January 31, 2025. This event was a transfer of 10 contract(s) at a $302.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.5K, with a price of $2952.0 per contract. There were 460 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 288 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For RF (NYSE:RF), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 354 day(s) on January 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 210 contract(s) at a $22.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.6K, with a price of $160.0 per contract. There were 1522 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 211 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For V (NYSE:V), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 11 day(s) on February 7, 2025. This event was a transfer of 50 contract(s) at a $335.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.5K, with a price of $630.0 per contract. There were 247 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 208 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding XYZ (NYSE:XYZ), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 354 day(s) on January 16, 2026. Parties traded 21 contract(s) at a $95.00 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 $28.2K, with a price of $1345.0 per contract. There were 1841 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 70 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding AXP (NYSE:AXP), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 354 day(s) on January 16, 2026. Parties traded 41 contract(s) at a $300.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $83.8K, with a price of $2045.0 per contract. There were 254 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 50 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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