I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.Benzinga reports whale alerts for six Industrials sector stocks: BE, CAT, UBER, GE, GEV, and AGX. The analysis highlights significant options activity, including bullish call sweeps for UBER and GE, a bearish put sweep for BE, and neutral trades for CAT, GEV, and AGX. These large-volume transactions suggest potential trading opportunities based on divergences between market estimation and normal option values.
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 Industrials sector:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BE | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 07/17/26 | $180.00 | $50.2K | 18.6K | 1.7K |
| CAT | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 09/18/26 | $1120.00 | $32.2K | 121 | 1.4K |
| UBER | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 11/20/26 | $75.00 | $67.6K | 987 | 160 |
| GE | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 07/17/26 | $320.00 | $40.9K | 1.6K | 18 |
| GEV | PUT | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 08/21/26 | $1100.00 | $37.6K | 924 | 15 |
| AGX | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 12/18/26 | $460.00 | $47.9K | 9 | 7 |
Explanation
These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.
• For BE (NYSE:BE), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 7 day(s) on July 17, 2026. This event was a transfer of 234 contract(s) at a $180.00 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 $50.2K, with a price of $219.0 per contract. There were 18634 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1731 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For CAT (NYSE:CAT), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 70 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 12 contract(s) at a $1120.00 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 $32.2K, with a price of $2687.0 per contract. There were 121 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1472 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding UBER (NYSE:UBER), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 133 day(s) on November 20, 2026. Parties traded 84 contract(s) at a $75.00 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 $67.6K, with a price of $805.0 per contract. There were 987 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 160 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For GE (NYSE:GE), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 7 day(s) on July 17, 2026. This event was a transfer of 10 contract(s) at a $320.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $40.9K, with a price of $4095.0 per contract. There were 1681 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 18 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding GEV (NYSE:GEV), we observe a put option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 42 day(s) on August 21, 2026. Parties traded 4 contract(s) at a $1100.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $37.6K, with a price of $9424.0 per contract. There were 924 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 15 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding AGX (NYSE:AGX), we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 161 day(s) on December 18, 2026. Parties traded 2 contract(s) at a $460.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $47.9K, with a price of $23995.0 per contract. There were 9 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 7 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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