--- title: "10 Materials Stocks Whale Activity In Today's Session" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/275932731.md" description: "Today's whale activity in materials stocks highlights significant trading opportunities. Notable options activity includes bearish sentiment for CDE and ALB, bullish for STLD and NEM, and neutral for VZLA. Key trades involve various strike prices and expiration dates, with substantial total trade prices and volumes. This data can guide traders in identifying potential market movements based on large transactions by influential entities." datetime: "2026-02-13T17:35:26.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/275932731.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/275932731.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/275932731.md) --- > Supported Languages: [简体中文](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/275932731.md) | [繁體中文](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/275932731.md) # 10 Materials Stocks Whale Activity In Today's Session 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** CDE CALL SWEEP BEARISH 03/20/26 $22.50 $116.6K 19.2K 2.5K ALB CALL TRADE BEARISH 06/18/26 $260.00 $51.0K 17.1K 2.2K VZLA CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 09/18/26 $2.50 $165.0K 1.6K 1.0K STLD CALL TRADE BULLISH 05/15/26 $220.00 $215.0K 2.8K 750 AA PUT SWEEP BEARISH 03/20/26 $55.00 $68.8K 2.9K 594 HYMC CALL TRADE BEARISH 02/20/26 $40.00 $37.6K 1.7K 335 NEM CALL TRADE BULLISH 02/20/26 $125.00 $27.0K 2.0K 265 FCX CALL TRADE BEARISH 06/18/26 $65.00 $26.2K 13.8K 139 SA PUT TRADE BEARISH 03/20/26 $31.00 $25.6K 94 121 LIN CALL SWEEP BULLISH 03/20/26 $470.00 $29.5K 386 85 ## Explanation These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table. • Regarding **CDE** (NYSE:CDE), we observe a **call** option **sweep** with **bearish** sentiment. It expires in 35 day(s) on **March 20, 2026**. Parties traded **476** contract(s) at a **$22.50** strike. This particular call needed to be split into 25 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$116.6K**, with a price of **$245.0** per contract. There were **19281** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **2583** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **ALB** (NYSE:ALB), we observe a **call** option **trade** with **bearish** sentiment. It expires in 125 day(s) on **June 18, 2026**. Parties traded **85** contract(s) at a **$260.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$51.0K**, with a price of **$600.0** per contract. There were **17101** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **2230** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **VZLA** (AMEX:VZLA), we notice a **call** option **trade** that happens to be **neutral**, expiring in 217 day(s) on **September 18, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **1000** contract(s) at a **$2.50** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$165.0K**, with a price of **$165.0** per contract. There were **1658** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **1021** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **STLD** (NASDAQ:STLD), we observe a **call** option **trade** with **bullish** sentiment. It expires in 91 day(s) on **May 15, 2026**. Parties traded **250** contract(s) at a **$220.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$215.0K**, with a price of **$860.0** per contract. There were **2896** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **750** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **AA** (NYSE:AA), we notice a **put** option **sweep** that happens to be **bearish**, expiring in 35 day(s) on **March 20, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **278** contract(s) at a **$55.00** strike. This particular put needed to be split into 16 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$68.8K**, with a price of **$248.0** per contract. There were **2943** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **594** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **HYMC** (NASDAQ:HYMC), we observe a **call** option **trade** with **bearish** sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on **February 20, 2026**. Parties traded **235** contract(s) at a **$40.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$37.6K**, with a price of **$160.0** per contract. There were **1763** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **335** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **NEM** (NYSE:NEM), we notice a **call** option **trade** that happens to be **bullish**, expiring in 7 day(s) on **February 20, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **50** contract(s) at a **$125.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$27.0K**, with a price of **$540.0** per contract. There were **2002** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **265** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **FCX** (NYSE:FCX), we notice a **call** option **trade** that happens to be **bearish**, expiring in 125 day(s) on **June 18, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **40** contract(s) at a **$65.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$26.2K**, with a price of **$655.0** per contract. There were **13800** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **139** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **SA** (NYSE:SA), we notice a **put** option **trade** that happens to be **bearish**, expiring in 35 day(s) on **March 20, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **120** contract(s) at a **$31.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$25.6K**, with a price of **$214.0** per contract. There were **94** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **121** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **LIN** (NASDAQ:LIN), we observe a **call** option **sweep** with **bullish** sentiment. It expires in 35 day(s) on **March 20, 2026**. Parties traded **13** contract(s) at a **$470.00** strike. This particular call needed to be split into 13 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$29.5K**, with a price of **$2270.0** per contract. There were **386** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **85** 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. For more information, visit our _Guide to Understanding Options Alerts_ or read more news on unusual options activity. This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor. ### Related Stocks - [Coeur Mining, Inc. (CDE.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/CDE.US.md) - [Newmont Corporation (NEM.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NEM.US.md) - [State Street®MatSelSectSPDR®ETF (XLB.US)](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/XLB.US.md) - [Vizsla Silver Corp. 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