--- title: "10 Industrials Stocks Whale Activity In Today’s Session" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/292519526.md" description: "Benzinga tracked significant options activity in the Industrials sector, highlighting 'whale' trades across multiple stocks. Notable movements include bearish call sweeps on EMBJ and UAL, bullish calls on BE and CAT, and a large bearish put sweep on VRT. The data details specific strike prices, expiration dates, and sentiment for symbols including HON, JCI, AVAV, and GEV, offering insights into potential trading opportunities based on institutional positioning." datetime: "2026-07-13T17:35:10.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/292519526.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/292519526.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/292519526.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # 10 Industrials 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 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 Industrials sector: | **Symbol** | **PUT/CALL** | **Trade Type** | **Sentiment** | **Exp. Date** | **Strike Price** | **Total Trade Price** | **Open Interest** | **Volume** | | ---------- | ------------ | -------------- | ------------- | ------------- | ---------------- | --------------------- | ----------------- | ---------- | | EMBJ | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 08/21/26 | $70.00 | $59.5K | 467 | 843 | | BE | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 07/31/26 | $290.00 | $27.0K | 167 | 245 | | JCI | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 10/16/26 | $125.00 | $30.7K | 21 | 106 | | HON | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 03/19/27 | $270.00 | $38.1K | 21 | 85 | | UAL | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 10/16/26 | $135.00 | $131.3K | 81 | 67 | | AVAV | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 07/17/26 | $140.00 | $26.8K | 18 | 61 | | CAT | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 09/18/26 | $960.00 | $26.2K | 289 | 34 | | GEV | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 09/18/26 | $1050.00 | $45.2K | 300 | 14 | | VRT | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 07/24/26 | $250.00 | $106.6K | 274 | 11 | | LMT | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/21/28 | $510.00 | $86.1K | 143 | 10 | ## Explanation These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table. • Regarding **EMBJ** (NYSE:EMBJ), we observe a **call** option **sweep** with **bearish** sentiment. It expires in 39 day(s) on **August 21, 2026**. Parties traded **340** contract(s) at a **$70.00** strike. This particular call needed to be split into 41 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$59.5K**, with a price of **$180.0** per contract. There were **467** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **843** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **BE** (NYSE:BE), we notice a **call** option **trade** that happens to be **bullish**, expiring in 18 day(s) on **July 31, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **15** contract(s) at a **$290.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$27.0K**, with a price of **$1801.0** per contract. There were **167** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **245** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **JCI** (NYSE:JCI), we notice a **put** option **trade** that happens to be **bearish**, expiring in 95 day(s) on **October 16, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **83** contract(s) at a **$125.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$30.7K**, with a price of **$370.0** per contract. There were **21** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **106** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **HON** (NASDAQ:HON), we observe a **call** option **trade** with **bearish** sentiment. It expires in 249 day(s) on **March 19, 2027**. Parties traded **35** contract(s) at a **$270.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$38.1K**, with a price of **$1090.0** per contract. There were **21** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **85** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **UAL** (NASDAQ:UAL), we notice a **put** option **sweep** that happens to be **bearish**, expiring in 95 day(s) on **October 16, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **67** contract(s) at a **$135.00** strike. This particular put needed to be split into 13 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$131.3K**, with a price of **$1960.0** per contract. There were **81** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **67** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **AVAV** (NASDAQ:AVAV), we notice a **call** option **trade** that happens to be **neutral**, expiring in 4 day(s) on **July 17, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **45** contract(s) at a **$140.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$26.8K**, with a price of **$596.0** per contract. There were **18** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **61** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **CAT** (NYSE:CAT), we observe a **call** option **trade** with **bullish** sentiment. It expires in 67 day(s) on **September 18, 2026**. Parties traded **4** contract(s) at a **$960.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$26.2K**, with a price of **$6565.0** per contract. There were **289** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **34** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **GEV** (NYSE:GEV), we notice a **call** option **trade** that happens to be **neutral**, expiring in 67 day(s) on **September 18, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **4** contract(s) at a **$1050.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$45.2K**, with a price of **$11315.0** per contract. There were **300** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **14** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **VRT** (NYSE:VRT), we notice a **put** option **sweep** that happens to be **bearish**, expiring in 11 day(s) on **July 24, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **533** contract(s) at a **$250.00** strike. This particular put needed to be split into 45 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$106.6K**, with a price of **$200.0** per contract. There were **274** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **11** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **LMT** (NYSE:LMT), we observe a **call** option **sweep** with **bullish** sentiment. It expires in 557 day(s) on **January 21, 2028**. Parties traded **10** contract(s) at a **$510.00** strike. This particular call needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$86.1K**, with a price of **$8669.0** per contract. There were **143** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **10** 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 news on unusual options activity. 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