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.
Below are some instances of options activity happening in the Consumer Discretionary sector:
Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RIVN | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 06/21/24 | $10.00 | $38.5K | 24.3K | 5.7K |
VIPS | PUT | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 05/17/24 | $16.00 | $180.0K | 7.1K | 3.0K |
F | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 05/24/24 | $12.50 | $32.0K | 3.3K | 2.7K |
TSLA | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/21/24 | $140.00 | $25.7K | 32.6K | 2.5K |
WWW | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 05/17/24 | $12.50 | $30.6K | 3.0K | 2.5K |
AMZN | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 08/16/24 | $160.00 | $243.0K | 4.2K | 2.4K |
W | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/20/24 | $60.00 | $88.6K | 4.3K | 2.3K |
NIO | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/17/25 | $10.00 | $33.2K | 110.1K | 1.9K |
SBUX | PUT | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 01/17/25 | $70.00 | $34.8K | 4.3K | 1.6K |
BABA | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 06/21/24 | $80.00 | $35.5K | 49.6K | 985 |
Explanation
These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.
• For RIVN RIVN, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 44 day(s) on June 21, 2024. This event was a transfer of 350 contract(s) at a $10.00 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 $38.5K, with a price of $110.0 per contract. There were 24388 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5718 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding VIPS VIPS, we observe a put option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 9 day(s) on May 17, 2024. Parties traded 3000 contract(s) at a $16.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $180.0K, with a price of $60.0 per contract. There were 7122 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3000 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding F F, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 16 day(s) on May 24, 2024. Parties traded 2000 contract(s) at a $12.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 12 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.0K, with a price of $16.0 per contract. There were 3399 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2786 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For TSLA TSLA, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 44 day(s) on June 21, 2024. This event was a transfer of 234 contract(s) at a $140.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 20 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.7K, with a price of $110.0 per contract. There were 32627 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2557 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For WWW WWW, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 9 day(s) on May 17, 2024. This event was a transfer of 500 contract(s) at a $12.50 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 $30.6K, with a price of $60.0 per contract. There were 3013 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2531 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding AMZN AMZN, we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 100 day(s) on August 16, 2024. Parties traded 1000 contract(s) at a $160.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $243.0K, with a price of $243.0 per contract. There were 4227 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2429 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding W W, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 135 day(s) on September 20, 2024. Parties traded 62 contract(s) at a $60.00 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 $88.6K, with a price of $1430.0 per contract. There were 4322 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2395 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For NIO NIO, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 254 day(s) on January 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 853 contract(s) at a $10.00 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 $33.2K, with a price of $39.0 per contract. There were 110166 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1939 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding SBUX SBUX, we observe a put option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 254 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 85 contract(s) at a $70.00 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 $34.8K, with a price of $410.0 per contract. There were 4316 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1663 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For BABA BABA, we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 44 day(s) on June 21, 2024. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $80.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.5K, with a price of $355.0 per contract. There were 49622 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 985 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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