--- title: "9 Financials Stocks With Whale Alerts In Today's Session" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/284816398.md" description: "Today's whale alerts in the Financials sector highlight significant trading activity in options. Notable trades include bullish call options for COIN, DAVE, AFL, and WFC, with varying expiration dates and strike prices. A neutral call option was noted for JPM, while bullish put options were observed for CHYM, ARES, and FUTU. A bearish call option was also recorded for MA. These alerts indicate potential trading opportunities driven by large transactions from entities with substantial capital." datetime: "2026-04-30T17:35:38.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/284816398.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/284816398.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/284816398.md) --- # 9 Financials Stocks With Whale Alerts 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 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. 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** COIN CALL TRADE BULLISH 05/01/26 $187.50 $26.6K 608 2.2K DAVE CALL SWEEP BULLISH 05/15/26 $180.00 $247.3K 1.6K 532 AFL CALL SWEEP BULLISH 06/18/26 $115.00 $53.5K 2.3K 409 WFC CALL TRADE BULLISH 06/17/27 $100.00 $42.5K 898 400 JPM CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 05/15/26 $320.00 $133.0K 4.9K 275 CHYM PUT TRADE BULLISH 05/15/26 $22.50 $27.4K 594 269 ARES PUT SWEEP BULLISH 09/18/26 $105.00 $209.2K 278 226 FUTU PUT SWEEP BULLISH 06/18/26 $187.45 $68.6K 72 42 MA CALL TRADE BEARISH 12/15/28 $420.00 $91.2K 3 6 ## Explanation These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table. • Regarding **COIN** (NASDAQ:COIN), we observe a **call** option **trade** with **bullish** sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on **May 1, 2026**. Parties traded **100** contract(s) at a **$187.50** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$26.6K**, with a price of **$266.0** per contract. There were **608** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **2268** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **DAVE** (NASDAQ:DAVE), we observe a **call** option **sweep** with **bullish** sentiment. It expires in 15 day(s) on **May 15, 2026**. Parties traded **26** contract(s) at a **$180.00** strike. This particular call needed to be split into 12 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$247.3K**, with a price of **$9463.0** per contract. There were **1680** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **532** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **AFL** (NYSE:AFL), we notice a **call** option **sweep** that happens to be **bullish**, expiring in 49 day(s) on **June 18, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **261** contract(s) at a **$115.00** strike. This particular call needed to be split into 43 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$53.5K**, with a price of **$205.0** per contract. There were **2318** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **409** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **WFC** (NYSE:WFC), we notice a **call** option **trade** that happens to be **bullish**, expiring in 413 day(s) on **June 17, 2027**. This event was a transfer of **100** contract(s) at a **$100.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$42.5K**, with a price of **$425.0** per contract. There were **898** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **400** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **JPM** (NYSE:JPM), we notice a **call** option **sweep** that happens to be **neutral**, expiring in 15 day(s) on **May 15, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **429** contract(s) at a **$320.00** 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 **$133.0K**, with a price of **$310.0** per contract. There were **4925** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **275** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **CHYM** (NASDAQ:CHYM), we observe a **put** option **trade** with **bullish** sentiment. It expires in 15 day(s) on **May 15, 2026**. Parties traded **137** contract(s) at a **$22.50** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$27.4K**, with a price of **$200.0** per contract. There were **594** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **269** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **ARES** (NYSE:ARES), we observe a **put** option **sweep** with **bullish** sentiment. It expires in 141 day(s) on **September 18, 2026**. Parties traded **218** contract(s) at a **$105.00** strike. This particular put needed to be split into 14 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$209.2K**, with a price of **$960.0** per contract. There were **278** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **226** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **FUTU** (NASDAQ:FUTU), we observe a **put** option **sweep** with **bullish** sentiment. It expires in 49 day(s) on **June 18, 2026**. Parties traded **20** contract(s) at a **$187.45** 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 **$68.6K**, with a price of **$3431.0** per contract. There were **72** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **42** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **MA** (NYSE:MA), we observe a **call** option **trade** with **bearish** sentiment. It expires in 960 day(s) on **December 15, 2028**. Parties traded **6** contract(s) at a **$420.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$91.2K**, with a price of **$15200.0** per contract. There were **3** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **6** 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, read more about unusual options activity. 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