--- title: "10 Financials Stocks Whale Activity In Today’s Session" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/293243291.md" description: "Benzinga's options activity scanner tracked significant 'whale' trading in the Financials sector. Notable bullish call sweeps were observed for COF, V, GPN, and HOOD, while bearish sentiment appeared in PYPL calls and UBS puts. These large-volume transactions, including a $2 million COF trade, highlight divergences between market estimation and normal option values, offering traders potential opportunities based on institutional positioning." datetime: "2026-07-20T17:35:12.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/293243291.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/293243291.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/293243291.md) --- # 10 Financials 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. 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** COF CALL SWEEP BULLISH 09/18/26 $210.00 $2.0 million 7.4K 2.5K SAN PUT SWEEP BULLISH 08/21/26 $13.00 $39.1K 71 1.2K V CALL SWEEP BULLISH 08/21/26 $410.00 $99.8K 190 933 NU PUT SWEEP BULLISH 10/16/26 $13.00 $25.6K 11.0K 625 PYPL CALL TRADE BEARISH 12/18/26 $55.00 $290.8K 6.4K 535 GPN CALL SWEEP BULLISH 08/21/26 $95.00 $27.6K 83 439 UBS PUT SWEEP BEARISH 01/21/28 $42.50 $96.0K 1.1K 300 HOOD CALL SWEEP BULLISH 07/31/26 $106.00 $44.0K 1.0K 212 INV CALL TRADE BEARISH 11/20/26 $2.50 $26.0K 1.1K 200 C CALL TRADE BULLISH 08/28/26 $129.00 $55.5K 0 100 ## Explanation These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table. • For **COF** (NYSE:COF), we notice a **call** option **sweep** that happens to be **bullish**, expiring in 60 day(s) on **September 18, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **1900** contract(s) at a **$210.00** strike. This particular call needed to be split into 16 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$2.0 million**, with a price of **$1110.0** per contract. There were **7447** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **2593** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **SAN** (NYSE:SAN), we observe a **put** option **sweep** with **bullish** sentiment. It expires in 32 day(s) on **August 21, 2026**. Parties traded **1012** contract(s) at a **$13.00** strike. This particular put needed to be split into 9 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$39.1K**, with a price of **$40.0** per contract. There were **71** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **1226** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **V** (NYSE:V), we notice a **call** option **sweep** that happens to be **bullish**, expiring in 32 day(s) on **August 21, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **1074** contract(s) at a **$410.00** strike. This particular call needed to be split into 68 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$99.8K**, with a price of **$91.0** per contract. There were **190** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **933** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **NU** (NYSE:NU), we observe a **put** option **sweep** with **bullish** sentiment. It expires in 88 day(s) on **October 16, 2026**. Parties traded **352** contract(s) at a **$13.00** 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 **$25.6K**, with a price of **$73.0** per contract. There were **11095** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **625** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **PYPL** (NASDAQ:PYPL), we observe a **call** option **trade** with **bearish** sentiment. It expires in 151 day(s) on **December 18, 2026**. Parties traded **493** contract(s) at a **$55.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$290.8K**, with a price of **$590.0** per contract. There were **6410** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **535** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **GPN** (NYSE:GPN), we observe a **call** option **sweep** with **bullish** sentiment. It expires in 32 day(s) on **August 21, 2026**. Parties traded **184** contract(s) at a **$95.00** 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 **$27.6K**, with a price of **$150.0** per contract. There were **83** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **439** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **UBS** (NYSE:UBS), we notice a **put** option **sweep** that happens to be **bearish**, expiring in 550 day(s) on **January 21, 2028**. This event was a transfer of **300** contract(s) at a **$42.50** strike. This particular put needed to be split into 19 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$96.0K**, with a price of **$320.0** per contract. There were **1159** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **300** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **HOOD** (NASDAQ:HOOD), we observe a **call** option **sweep** with **bullish** sentiment. It expires in 11 day(s) on **July 31, 2026**. Parties traded **100** contract(s) at a **$106.00** 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 **$44.0K**, with a price of **$440.0** per contract. There were **1089** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **212** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **INV** (NASDAQ:INV), we observe a **call** option **trade** with **bearish** sentiment. It expires in 123 day(s) on **November 20, 2026**. Parties traded **200** contract(s) at a **$2.50** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$26.0K**, with a price of **$130.0** per contract. There were **1185** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **200** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **C** (NYSE:C), we notice a **call** option **trade** that happens to be **bullish**, expiring in 39 day(s) on **August 28, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **100** contract(s) at a **$129.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$55.5K**, with a price of **$555.0** per contract. There were **0** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **100** 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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