--- title: "5 Financials Stocks Whale Activity In Today’s Session" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/294724695.md" description: "Benzinga tracked significant options activity in the Financials sector, highlighting 'whale' trades for PYPL, BMO, LMND, C, and GS. Notable moves include a bearish call sweep on PYPL and bullish call sweeps/trades on BMO, C, and GS. These transactions involve substantial premiums and specific strike prices, offering insights into potential market sentiment shifts among large investors." datetime: "2026-08-03T17:35:16.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/294724695.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/294724695.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/294724695.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # 5 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** | | ---------- | ------------ | -------------- | ------------- | ------------- | ---------------- | --------------------- | ----------------- | ---------- | | PYPL | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 12/18/26 | $60.00 | $128.0K | 4.6K | 408 | | BMO | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/15/27 | $125.00 | $35.3K | 284 | 30 | | LMND | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 01/15/27 | $90.00 | $32.1K | 2.5K | 13 | | C | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/21/28 | $85.00 | $29.7K | 1.5K | 6 | | GS | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/15/27 | $800.00 | $25.3K | 273 | 2 | ## Explanation These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table. • For **PYPL** (NASDAQ:PYPL), we notice a **call** option **sweep** that happens to be **bearish**, expiring in 137 day(s) on **December 18, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **100** contract(s) at a **$60.00** 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 **$128.0K**, with a price of **$1280.0** per contract. There were **4697** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **408** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **BMO** (NYSE:BMO), we notice a **call** option **sweep** that happens to be **bullish**, expiring in 165 day(s) on **January 15, 2027**. This event was a transfer of **30** contract(s) at a **$125.00** 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 **$35.3K**, with a price of **$1172.0** per contract. There were **284** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **30** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **LMND** (NYSE:LMND), we notice a **call** option **trade** that happens to be **neutral**, expiring in 165 day(s) on **January 15, 2027**. This event was a transfer of **13** contract(s) at a **$90.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$32.1K**, with a price of **$2472.0** per contract. There were **2568** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **13** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **C** (NYSE:C), we observe a **call** option **trade** with **bullish** sentiment. It expires in 536 day(s) on **January 21, 2028**. Parties traded **10** contract(s) at a **$85.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$29.7K**, with a price of **$2970.0** per contract. There were **1547** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **6** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **GS** (NYSE:GS), we notice a **call** option **trade** that happens to be **bullish**, expiring in 165 day(s) on **January 15, 2027**. This event was a transfer of **2** contract(s) at a **$800.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$25.3K**, with a price of **$12695.0** per contract. There were **273** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **2** 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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