Some rich people are buying and selling special contracts (options) for a company called Linde. This means they think they know something about the company that others don't. They are buying these contracts in different ways, some are buying the right to buy the stock (calls) and some are selling the right to buy the stock (puts). The rich people are not all agreeing on what will happen to the stock price, but they all think something will happen in the next 3 months. We should pay attention to what they are doing because they might know something important about the company. Read from source...

- The article title and the lead paragraph are misleading, as they suggest that the high-value options trades are a result of insider information or privileged knowledge, which is not supported by the text.
- The article uses unclear terms, such as "whales" and "high-rolling investors", without defining them or explaining how they are different from regular retail traders.
- The article does not provide any context for the options trades, such as the percentage of open interest or the historical volatility of the stock, which would help readers understand the significance of the trades.
- The article includes irrelevant information, such as the analyst ratings and the earnings report, which do not directly relate to the options trades.
- The article does not analyze the options trades from a technical perspective, such as the implied volatility, the delta, or the gamma, which would help readers understand the risks and rewards of the trades.
- The article uses emotional language, such as "splashy", "bullish", and "bearish", which do not convey any meaningful information to the readers.
- The article does not disclose any potential conflicts of interest, such as whether the author or the publication owns any shares or options of Linde, or whether they receive any compensation from any third party related to the stock.

### Final answer: D