10 Consumer Discretionary 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 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.

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

Explanation

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

• For AMZN AMZN, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 2 day(s) on February 2, 2024. This event was a transfer of 79 contract(s) at a $160.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.0K, with a price of $382.0 per contract. There were 26209 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 19938 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For TSLA TSLA, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 9 day(s) on February 9, 2024. This event was a transfer of 149 contract(s) at a $200.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.9K, with a price of $221.0 per contract. There were 12188 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 13496 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SBUX SBUX, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 44 day(s) on March 15, 2024. This event was a transfer of 1000 contract(s) at a $95.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $177.0K, with a price of $177.0 per contract. There were 5137 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3844 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding GM GM, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 142 day(s) on June 21, 2024. Parties traded 1700 contract(s) at a $30.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 28 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $54.5K, with a price of $32.0 per contract. There were 31361 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1743 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding BABA BABA, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 16 day(s) on February 16, 2024. Parties traded 500 contract(s) at a $75.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $102.5K, with a price of $205.0 per contract. There were 54302 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1696 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For RIVN RIVN, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 352 day(s) on January 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 1000 contract(s) at a $17.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $498.0K, with a price of $498.0 per contract. There were 11561 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1003 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For THO THO, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 352 day(s) on January 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 101 contract(s) at a $95.00 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 $67.6K, with a price of $670.0 per contract. There were 20 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 268 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For TJX TJX, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 352 day(s) on January 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 47 contract(s) at a $97.50 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 $40.4K, with a price of $860.0 per contract. There were 635 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 127 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding HVT HVT, we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 16 day(s) on February 16, 2024. Parties traded 52 contract(s) at a $30.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.4K, with a price of $490.0 per contract. There were 75 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 52 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SIG SIG, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 352 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 10 contract(s) at a $85.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.3K, with a price of $2730.0 per contract. There were 113 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 10 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, visit our Guide to Understanding Options Alerts or read more about unusual options activity.

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