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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 05/16/25 | $60.00 | $37.6K | 185 | 8.6K |
| RKLB | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/15/27 | $7.00 | $312.5K | 16.7K | 2.5K |
| ZIM | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 03/21/25 | $25.00 | $76.4K | 383 | 1.3K |
| UBER | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 04/11/25 | $81.00 | $95.1K | 84 | 1.0K |
| VRT | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 03/21/25 | $100.00 | $1.4 million | 4.4K | 408 |
| GE | PUT | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 09/19/25 | $155.00 | $26.5K | 679 | 250 |
| HTZ | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/16/26 | $3.50 | $31.5K | 5.8K | 250 |
| UPWK | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 04/17/25 | $15.00 | $29.0K | 1.8K | 202 |
| LMT | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 03/21/25 | $465.00 | $33.2K | 716 | 104 |
| AGX | PUT | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 03/21/25 | $130.00 | $44.4K | 98 | 40 |
Explanation
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.
• Regarding DAL (NYSE:DAL), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 70 day(s) on May 16, 2025. Parties traded 228 contract(s) at a $60.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $37.6K, with a price of $165.0 per contract. There were 185 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 8603 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding RKLB (NASDAQ:RKLB), we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 679 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 2500 contract(s) at a $7.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $312.5K, with a price of $125.0 per contract. There were 16707 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2500 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding ZIM (NYSE:ZIM), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 14 day(s) on March 21, 2025. Parties traded 1249 contract(s) at a $25.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 66 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $76.4K, with a price of $61.0 per contract. There were 383 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1373 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding UBER (NYSE:UBER), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 35 day(s) on April 11, 2025. Parties traded 569 contract(s) at a $81.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 22 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $95.1K, with a price of $166.0 per contract. There were 84 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1038 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding VRT (NYSE:VRT), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 14 day(s) on March 21, 2025. Parties traded 750 contract(s) at a $100.00 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 $1.4 million, with a price of $1990.0 per contract. There were 4410 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 408 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding GE (NYSE:GE), we observe a put option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 196 day(s) on September 19, 2025. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $155.00 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 $26.5K, with a price of $530.0 per contract. There were 679 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 250 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For HTZ (NASDAQ:HTZ), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 315 day(s) on January 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 210 contract(s) at a $3.50 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 $31.5K, with a price of $150.0 per contract. There were 5821 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 250 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding UPWK (NASDAQ:UPWK), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 41 day(s) on April 17, 2025. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $15.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 9 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.0K, with a price of $145.0 per contract. There were 1885 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 202 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding LMT (NYSE:LMT), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 14 day(s) on March 21, 2025. Parties traded 20 contract(s) at a $465.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.2K, with a price of $1660.0 per contract. There were 716 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 104 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding AGX (NYSE:AGX), we observe a put option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 14 day(s) on March 21, 2025. Parties traded 20 contract(s) at a $130.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $44.4K, with a price of $2220.0 per contract. There were 98 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 40 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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