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 Industrials sector:

Symbol	PUT/CALL	Trade Type	Sentiment	Exp. Date	Strike Price	Total Trade Price	Open Interest	Volume
FPS	CALL	SWEEP	BULLISH	09/18/26	$32.50	$26.4K	794	3.3K
BE	CALL	TRADE	NEUTRAL	09/25/26	$270.00	$36.3K	122	636
MMM	CALL	TRADE	BEARISH	11/20/26	$175.00	$30.7K	3.1K	446
RKLB	PUT	TRADE	BEARISH	12/18/26	$60.00	$74.5K	5.0K	389
AER	CALL	TRADE	BEARISH	12/17/27	$115.00	$99.7K	133	160
CHRW	PUT	SWEEP	BULLISH	11/20/26	$155.00	$124.4K	44	88
LYFT	CALL	TRADE	BULLISH	01/21/28	$13.00	$48.7K	5.0K	75
LMT	CALL	TRADE	NEUTRAL	10/16/26	$500.00	$133.0K	58	38
UPS	CALL	SWEEP	BEARISH	09/17/27	$100.00	$26.0K	288	20

Explanation

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

• Regarding FPS (NYSE:FPS), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 14 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 110 contract(s) at a $32.50 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 $26.4K, with a price of $240.0 per contract. There were 794 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3335 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding BE (NYSE:BE), we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 21 day(s) on September 25, 2026. Parties traded 30 contract(s) at a $270.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $36.3K, with a price of $1213.0 per contract. There were 122 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 636 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MMM (NYSE:MMM), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 77 day(s) on November 20, 2026. Parties traded 53 contract(s) at a $175.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.7K, with a price of $580.0 per contract. There were 3130 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 446 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding RKLB (NASDAQ:RKLB), we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 105 day(s) on December 18, 2026. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $60.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $74.5K, with a price of $745.0 per contract. There were 5065 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 389 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AER (NYSE:AER), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 469 day(s) on December 17, 2027. Parties traded 25 contract(s) at a $115.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $99.7K, with a price of $3990.0 per contract. There were 133 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 160 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CHRW (NASDAQ:CHRW), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 77 day(s) on November 20, 2026. Parties traded 87 contract(s) at a $155.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 24 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $124.4K, with a price of $1430.0 per contract. There were 44 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 88 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding LYFT (NASDAQ:LYFT), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 504 day(s) on January 21, 2028. Parties traded 75 contract(s) at a $13.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $48.7K, with a price of $650.0 per contract. There were 5066 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 75 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding LMT (NYSE:LMT), we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 42 day(s) on October 16, 2026. Parties traded 38 contract(s) at a $500.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $133.0K, with a price of $3500.0 per contract. There were 58 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 38 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For UPS (NYSE:UPS), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 378 day(s) on September 17, 2027. This event was a transfer of 20 contract(s) at a $100.00 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 $26.0K, with a price of $1307.0 per contract. There were 288 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.

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