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title: "10 Industrials Stocks Whale Activity In Today’s Session"
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description: "Benzinga tracked significant whale options activity in the Industrials sector today. Notable trades include bearish call sweeps on NRGV, GXO, and GEV; a bullish call sweep on CSX; a bearish put trade on BE; a bullish put sweep on UAL; a neutral call sweep on DE; a bullish call sweep on BA; and a bearish call sweep on MMM. These large-volume transactions highlight institutional positioning across various industrial stocks."
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# 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.

Here's the list of options activity happening in today's session:

**Symbol**

**PUT/CALL**

**Trade Type**

**Sentiment**

**Exp. Date**

**Strike Price**

**Total Trade Price**

**Open Interest**

**Volume**

NRGV

CALL

SWEEP

BEARISH

01/15/27

$3.00

$39.4K

9.4K

3.0K

CSX

CALL

SWEEP

BULLISH

09/18/26

$50.00

$39.4K

2.8K

1.6K

GXO

CALL

SWEEP

BEARISH

02/19/27

$50.00

$489.4K

732

1.0K

BE

PUT

TRADE

BEARISH

01/21/28

$175.00

$62.4K

165

563

UAL

PUT

SWEEP

BULLISH

11/20/26

$120.00

$94.7K

579

213

GEV

CALL

SWEEP

BEARISH

09/18/26

$1200.00

$38.0K

677

165

DE

CALL

SWEEP

NEUTRAL

09/18/26

$670.00

$34.1K

114

77

BA

CALL

SWEEP

BULLISH

12/15/28

$120.00

$85.2K

63

66

MMM

CALL

SWEEP

BEARISH

11/20/26

$175.00

$42.4K

38

59

CAT

PUT

TRADE

BULLISH

06/17/27

$580.00

$30.2K

72

20

## Explanation

These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.

• Regarding **NRGV** (NYSE:NRGV), we observe a **call** option **sweep** with **bearish** sentiment. It expires in 150 day(s) on **January 15, 2027**. Parties traded **300** contract(s) at a **$3.00** 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 **$39.4K**, with a price of **$131.0** per contract. There were **9481** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **3031** contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For **CSX** (NASDAQ:CSX), we notice a **call** option **sweep** that happens to be **bullish**, expiring in 31 day(s) on **September 18, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **263** contract(s) at a **$50.00** strike. This particular call needed to be split into 28 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$39.4K**, with a price of **$150.0** per contract. There were **2895** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **1634** contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding **GXO** (NYSE:GXO), we observe a **call** option **sweep** with **bearish** sentiment. It expires in 185 day(s) on **February 19, 2027**. Parties traded **1005** contract(s) at a **$50.00** 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 **$489.4K**, with a price of **$490.0** per contract. There were **732** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **1051** contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding **BE** (NYSE:BE), we observe a **put** option **trade** with **bearish** sentiment. It expires in 521 day(s) on **January 21, 2028**. Parties traded **10** contract(s) at a **$175.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$62.4K**, with a price of **$6240.0** per contract. There were **165** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **563** contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding **UAL** (NASDAQ:UAL), we observe a **put** option **sweep** with **bullish** sentiment. It expires in 94 day(s) on **November 20, 2026**. Parties traded **92** contract(s) at a **$120.00** strike. This particular put needed to be split into 27 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$94.7K**, with a price of **$1030.0** per contract. There were **579** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **213** contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding **GEV** (NYSE:GEV), we observe a **call** option **sweep** with **bearish** sentiment. It expires in 31 day(s) on **September 18, 2026**. Parties traded **40** contract(s) at a **$1200.00** strike. This particular call needed to be split into 12 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$38.0K**, with a price of **$950.0** per contract. There were **677** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **165** contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding **DE** (NYSE:DE), we observe a **call** option **sweep** with **neutral** sentiment. It expires in 31 day(s) on **September 18, 2026**. Parties traded **75** contract(s) at a **$670.00** 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 **$34.1K**, with a price of **$461.0** per contract. There were **114** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **77** contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For **BA** (NYSE:BA), we notice a **call** option **sweep** that happens to be **bullish**, expiring in 850 day(s) on **December 15, 2028**. This event was a transfer of **7** contract(s) at a **$120.00** 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 **$85.2K**, with a price of **$12201.0** per contract. There were **63** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **66** contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding **MMM** (NYSE:MMM), we observe a **call** option **sweep** with **bearish** sentiment. It expires in 94 day(s) on **November 20, 2026**. Parties traded **32** contract(s) at a **$175.00** 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 **$42.4K**, with a price of **$1325.0** per contract. There were **38** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **59** contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding **CAT** (NYSE:CAT), we observe a **put** option **trade** with **bullish** sentiment. It expires in 303 day(s) on **June 17, 2027**. Parties traded **12** contract(s) at a **$580.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$30.2K**, with a price of **$2522.0** per contract. There were **72** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **20** 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.

This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

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