--- title: "9 Industrials Stocks Whale Activity In Today’s Session" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/298491329.md" description: "Benzinga tracked significant options activity in the Industrials sector, highlighting 'whale' transactions for stocks including BE, JOBY, CNXC, LMT, AVAV, VRT, CAT, EME, and UAL. The report details specific call and put option trades, sweeps, sentiments (bullish, bearish, neutral), strike prices, expiration dates, and volumes, aiming to help traders identify potential market opportunities based on large institutional movements." datetime: "2026-09-09T17:35:19.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/298491329.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/298491329.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/298491329.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # 9 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** | | ---------- | ------------ | -------------- | ------------- | ------------- | ---------------- | --------------------- | ----------------- | ---------- | | BE | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 09/18/26 | $300.00 | $29.2K | 5.1K | 1.1K | | JOBY | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 01/15/27 | $7.00 | $30.3K | 7.1K | 666 | | CNXC | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/15/27 | $30.00 | $121.3K | 478 | 364 | | LMT | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 12/18/26 | $520.00 | $77.7K | 288 | 154 | | AVAV | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 09/18/26 | $143.00 | $37.2K | 23 | 79 | | VRT | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 10/09/26 | $295.00 | $25.2K | 20 | 63 | | CAT | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 09/11/26 | $805.00 | $27.8K | 460 | 58 | | EME | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 10/16/26 | $840.00 | $37.4K | 169 | 37 | | UAL | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 03/19/27 | $115.00 | $30.6K | 386 | 27 | ## Explanation These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table. • For **BE** (NYSE:BE), we notice a **call** option **trade** that happens to be **bullish**, expiring in 9 day(s) on **September 18, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **50** contract(s) at a **$300.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$29.2K**, with a price of **$584.0** per contract. There were **5168** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **1104** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **JOBY** (NYSE:JOBY), we notice a **call** option **sweep** that happens to be **neutral**, expiring in 128 day(s) on **January 15, 2027**. This event was a transfer of **300** contract(s) at a **$7.00** 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 **$30.3K**, with a price of **$101.0** per contract. There were **7117** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **666** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **CNXC** (NASDAQ:CNXC), we observe a **call** option **sweep** with **bullish** sentiment. It expires in 128 day(s) on **January 15, 2027**. Parties traded **296** contract(s) at a **$30.00** strike. This particular call needed to be split into 34 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$121.3K**, with a price of **$410.0** per contract. There were **478** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **364** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **LMT** (NYSE:LMT), we notice a **put** option **sweep** that happens to be **bearish**, expiring in 100 day(s) on **December 18, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **29** contract(s) at a **$520.00** 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 **$77.7K**, with a price of **$2681.0** per contract. There were **288** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **154** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **AVAV** (NASDAQ:AVAV), we observe a **call** option **trade** with **bearish** sentiment. It expires in 9 day(s) on **September 18, 2026**. Parties traded **40** contract(s) at a **$143.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$37.2K**, with a price of **$930.0** per contract. There were **23** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **79** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **VRT** (NYSE:VRT), we observe a **call** option **trade** with **bearish** sentiment. It expires in 30 day(s) on **October 9, 2026**. Parties traded **30** contract(s) at a **$295.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$25.2K**, with a price of **$840.0** per contract. There were **20** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **63** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **CAT** (NYSE:CAT), we observe a **call** option **sweep** with **neutral** sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on **September 11, 2026**. Parties traded **16** contract(s) at a **$805.00** strike. This particular call needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$27.8K**, with a price of **$1745.0** per contract. There were **460** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **58** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **EME** (NYSE:EME), we observe a **call** option **sweep** with **bearish** sentiment. It expires in 37 day(s) on **October 16, 2026**. Parties traded **36** contract(s) at a **$840.00** strike. This particular call needed to be split into 10 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$37.4K**, with a price of **$1040.0** per contract. There were **169** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **37** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **UAL** (NASDAQ:UAL), we notice a **call** option **trade** that happens to be **bearish**, expiring in 191 day(s) on **March 19, 2027**. This event was a transfer of **26** contract(s) at a **$115.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$30.6K**, with a price of **$1180.0** per contract. There were **386** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **27** 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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