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 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.

• For TSLA TSLA, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 2 day(s) on March 8, 2024. This event was a transfer of 112 contract(s) at a $180.00 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 $27.8K, with a price of $250.0 per contract. There were 10312 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 82419 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For F F, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 317 day(s) on January 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 500 contract(s) at a $12.17 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $64.5K, with a price of $129.0 per contract. There were 89892 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3549 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For RIVN RIVN, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 9 day(s) on March 15, 2024. This event was a transfer of 500 contract(s) at a $11.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 41 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.5K, with a price of $67.0 per contract. There were 12185 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2766 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ABNB ABNB, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on March 8, 2024. Parties traded 98 contract(s) at a $162.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 34 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.4K, with a price of $300.0 per contract. There were 617 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1451 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding BBY BBY, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 72 day(s) on May 17, 2024. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $85.00 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 $29.6K, with a price of $148.0 per contract. There were 1753 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1216 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For NIO NIO, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 317 day(s) on January 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 1000 contract(s) at a $15.00 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 $30.0K, with a price of $30.0 per contract. There were 31538 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1187 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For BABA BABA, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 317 day(s) on January 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 40 contract(s) at a $85.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $62.0K, with a price of $1550.0 per contract. There were 3781 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 800 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AMZN AMZN, we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 44 day(s) on April 19, 2024. Parties traded 30 contract(s) at a $180.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.0K, with a price of $835.0 per contract. There were 1873 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 365 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MBLY MBLY, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 317 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 85 contract(s) at a $40.00 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 $25.0K, with a price of $295.0 per contract. There were 1843 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 310 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For HD HD, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 317 day(s) on January 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 120 contract(s) at a $370.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $477.0K, with a price of $3975.0 per contract. There were 1098 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 121 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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