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Holy - look at this. On May 26th, someone opened nearly 5,000 contracts of the drone maker Unusual Machines, $UMAC , $20 calls expiring 7/17/2026. Then literally YESTERDAY, the Pentagon reported possible stakes in the industry. These contracts hit a 570% gain. Unusual.

That just about does it for May! Another busy month with a lot of notable options flows. Too many big winners to spotlight all, but here are a small handful of flows that were spotted using Unusual Whales options screeners. $AMD 450c 5/29 - $11M in premiums seeing a 4x+ return $NOW 106c 6/5 - 2.36 average fill now valued at 18.00+ $F 15.5c 6/5 - a 5x return for the 10,000 size trader Another $F trade - the 15c 7/17 from .25 -> 3.00+ Easy to use filters to help you identify opening options positions. Get started today: https:// unusualwhales.com/pricing?produc t=platform …

US Vice President JD Vance said Washington and Tehran are close to agreeing a deal to extend their ceasefire in the Middle East war, but the potential breakthrough still hangs on President Donald Trump's approval, per AFP

JD Vance has said: "When somebody steals $1. 4 billion from [а government] program, that is theft from you."

The Pentagon has spent months positioning the troops and weapons needed for the U.S. to launch a military attack on Cuba — all it needs is a final go-ahead from Donald Trump. Read more:

BREAKING: The Pentagon has spent months positioning the troops and weapons needed for the U.S. to launch a military attack on Cuba, all it needs is a final go-ahead from Donald Trump, per POLITICO

"Microsoft, $MSFT , AI chief gives 18 months for all white-collar work to be automated by AI," per FORTUNE.

The U.S. will need years to replenish stockpiles of key weapons used in the Iran war, potentially limiting firepower in any other conflict, per AP

BREAKING: Look at this. $DELL just won a five-year $9.7 billion Pentagon software agreement for the US military. But Trump also bought $DELL . He bought multiple times since February 10th, up to more than $5,000,000. On May 8th, he said: "Go out and buy a Dell." Unusual.

BREAKING: Look at this. $DELL just won a five-year $9.7 billion Pentagon software agreement for the US military. But Trump also bought $DELL . He bought multiple times since February 10th, up to more than $5,000,000. On May 8th, he said: "Go out and buy a Dell." Unusual.

If you missed the @unusual_whales Whale Watch stream earlier today, @NicholasFNS and myself recapped some flow from the 5/20 episode. We highlighted a handful of trades we found using the @unusual_whales Mr. Whale AI tool, which pulled up several names for us to look at before the contracts moved. A few of the standouts: $TIGR 5/29 5.5p ran for over 800% $QBTS 5/22 18.5c ran for 1,533.77% $NOK 5/29 14.5c ran for 331% You can watch us revisit all of these names during the first 10 minutes of today’s stream. Don’t miss our Monday, Wednesday, and Friday streams starting at 9 ET. We use the Periscope market maker exposure tool, hunt for flow, review open interest changes, break down Market Tide, and much more.

Rumble, $RUM , has said it will enter the AI compute-as-a-service market by mid-June, positioning itself to compete directly against the world's largest cloud "hyperscalers."

$META 612.5P 05/27/2026 $1.24 ➝ $3.00 for a +142% ROI Thanks! @unusual_whales Flow alerts alerted it BEFORE the move in the previous post

t 28.8% of U.S. homebuyers paid in cash in March, the lowest share for that month since 2020, per Redifn

Iranian state TV reports a draft, unofficial MoU framework with the U.S. tied to the Strait of Hormuz. The proposal would see the U.S. withdraw forces near Iran and lift its naval blockade, while Iran restores commercial shipping through Hormuz to pre-war levels within a month, excluding military vessels. Shipping routes would be coordinated with Oman, and a final deal reached within 60 days could become a binding UN Security Council resolution.

Robinhood, $HOOD , is allowing AI agents buy and sell stocks.

"Federal Reserve data reveals that while headline financial stability for U.S. adults remained around 73%, a "K-shaped" economic divide has emerged." "Financial well-being declined sharply for vulnerable demographics, most notably dropping to a record-low 60% among Black adults, 63% among young adults (ages 18–29), and significantly impacting low-income households," per YF

In talks with the U.S., Iran wants to regain control of some of the $100 billion in assets frozen by the West and regain access to world oil markets, per WSJ

NVIDIA, $NVDA , CEO has announced a Taiwan headquarters project to start construction in 2026, aiming for occupancy by 2030.

U.S. Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has said he believes that DARPA, a secretive military agency, is spraying dangerous "chemtrails" in the sky and has vowed to put a stop to it, per NYP

BREAKING: Elon Musk has reportedly discussed possibly folding Tesla, $TSLA , and SpaceX together, per CNBC

BREAKING: These option traders have made more than one billion dollars IN PROFIT! Yes, you read that right. On March 31st, Micron $MU bulls placed nearly $50-$60 million on the $400 calls, expirying on June 18th. Their trades at ask, urgent, all thirty minutes before close. They have not exited yet, in $1.43 billion of profit. All caught with Unusual Whales.

Bank of America has raised price target on Apple, $AAPL , to $380 from $330.

$65 mil to $1.5 BILLION for these $MU bulls; Wildest trade I have ever seen. Unrealized profits of $1.43 BILLION

Strategy, $MSTR , has completed the repurchase of $1.5 billion of its 2029 Convertible Notes at an ~8% discount to par, generating an incremental 0.7% BTC Yield and lowering aggregate debt to $6.7 billion.

"More than 1,000 people become millionaires in the U.S. each day," per YF

"JD Vance considers abandoning run for president in 2028," per the DailyMail

JPMorgan, $JPM , has said the S&P500 can increase more than 20% next year, per BI

Microsoft, $MSFT , has started canceling Claude Code licenses, per the Verge

Artificial intelligence is causing a net U.S. loss of 16,000 jobs per month, per Goldman Sachs.