10 Consumer Discretionary Stocks With Whale Alerts 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.

Below are some instances of options activity happening in the Consumer Discretionary sector:

Explanation

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

• Regarding TSLA TSLA, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on January 26, 2024. Parties traded 182 contract(s) at a $212.50 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 $111.0K, with a price of $610.0 per contract. There were 7145 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 22849 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AMZN AMZN, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 11 day(s) on February 2, 2024. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $155.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.6K, with a price of $553.0 per contract. There were 6605 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2133 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ABNB ABNB, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on January 26, 2024. Parties traded 99 contract(s) at a $145.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.6K, with a price of $350.0 per contract. There were 112 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 580 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding JD JD, we observe a call option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 242 day(s) on September 20, 2024. Parties traded 500 contract(s) at a $37.50 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 $25.5K, with a price of $51.0 per contract. There were 2703 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 501 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For EXPE EXPE, we notice a put option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 25 day(s) on February 16, 2024. This event was a transfer of 300 contract(s) at a $135.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $90.0K, with a price of $300.0 per contract. There were 2538 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 302 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding DKNG DKNG, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 18 day(s) on February 9, 2024. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $36.00 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 $26.7K, with a price of $267.0 per contract. There were 11482 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 221 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For DHI DHI, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 53 day(s) on March 15, 2024. This event was a transfer of 190 contract(s) at a $165.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $71.2K, with a price of $375.0 per contract. There were 0 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 193 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding WSM WSM, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 361 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $150.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $71.0K, with a price of $710.0 per contract. There were 132 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 103 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For BKNG BKNG, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 151 day(s) on June 21, 2024. This event was a transfer of 30 contract(s) at a $2800.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $108.0K, with a price of $3600.0 per contract. There were 142 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 30 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding RCL RCL, we observe a call option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 88 day(s) on April 19, 2024. Parties traded 19 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 $26.6K, with a price of $1400.0 per contract. There were 1257 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 29 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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