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:
Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NU | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 02/16/24 | $9.50 | $34.3K | 19.3K | 10.5K |
HASI | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 02/16/24 | $25.00 | $29.0K | 475 | 2.5K |
AIG | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 02/23/24 | $71.00 | $115.2K | 59 | 2.4K |
BX | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 04/19/24 | $120.00 | $153.7K | 7.6K | 2.0K |
SQ | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 02/23/24 | $66.00 | $43.0K | 2.1K | 1.3K |
COIN | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 02/16/24 | $135.00 | $47.9K | 2.8K | 1.0K |
GS | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 03/15/24 | $400.00 | $49.3K | 1.8K | 977 |
TFC | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 03/15/24 | $35.00 | $25.5K | 6.5K | 799 |
PYPL | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 03/22/24 | $59.00 | $156.0K | 192 | 765 |
SOFI | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 02/16/24 | $15.00 | $210.0K | 0 | 308 |
Explanation
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.
• For NU NU, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 3 day(s) on February 16, 2024. This event was a transfer of 699 contract(s) at a $9.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 13 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.3K, with a price of $49.0 per contract. There were 19332 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 10581 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For HASI HASI, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 3 day(s) on February 16, 2024. This event was a transfer of 387 contract(s) at a $25.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 14 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.0K, with a price of $75.0 per contract. There were 475 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2542 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For AIG AIG, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 10 day(s) on February 23, 2024. This event was a transfer of 785 contract(s) at a $71.00 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 $115.2K, with a price of $148.0 per contract. There were 59 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2401 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding BX BX, we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 66 day(s) on April 19, 2024. Parties traded 360 contract(s) at a $120.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $153.7K, with a price of $427.0 per contract. There were 7657 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2052 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For SQ SQ, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 10 day(s) on February 23, 2024. This event was a transfer of 109 contract(s) at a $66.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $43.0K, with a price of $395.0 per contract. There were 2173 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1313 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For COIN COIN, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 3 day(s) on February 16, 2024. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $135.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $47.9K, with a price of $479.0 per contract. There were 2885 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1035 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding GS GS, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 31 day(s) on March 15, 2024. Parties traded 196 contract(s) at a $400.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $49.3K, with a price of $252.0 per contract. There were 1858 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 977 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding TFC TFC, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 31 day(s) on March 15, 2024. Parties traded 175 contract(s) at a $35.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 8 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.5K, with a price of $146.0 per contract. There were 6558 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 799 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For PYPL PYPL, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 38 day(s) on March 22, 2024. This event was a transfer of 600 contract(s) at a $59.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 20 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $156.0K, with a price of $260.0 per contract. There were 192 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 765 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For SOFI SOFI, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 3 day(s) on February 16, 2024. This event was a transfer of 300 contract(s) at a $15.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 14 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $210.0K, with a price of $700.0 per contract. There were 0 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 308 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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