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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TSLA | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 05/10/24 | $172.50 | $27.2K | 13.9K | 83.1K |
BABA | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 05/17/24 | $80.00 | $260.3K | 27.9K | 9.8K |
LESL | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 08/16/24 | $7.00 | $49.4K | 21 | 4.3K |
PDD | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 05/31/24 | $134.00 | $141.1K | 65 | 2.7K |
W | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 07/19/24 | $70.00 | $82.8K | 1.3K | 2.4K |
AMZN | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/21/24 | $190.00 | $51.5K | 3.1K | 1.0K |
ABNB | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 05/10/24 | $160.00 | $125.1K | 1.7K | 942 |
LVS | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/20/25 | $45.00 | $158.7K | 752 | 449 |
PENN | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 10/18/24 | $20.00 | $25.4K | 565 | 405 |
BKNG | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 05/10/24 | $3800.00 | $27.0K | 114 | 231 |
Explanation
These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.
• For TSLA TSLA, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 1 day(s) on May 10, 2024. This event was a transfer of 193 contract(s) at a $172.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 16 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.2K, with a price of $141.0 per contract. There were 13924 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 83179 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For BABA BABA, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 8 day(s) on May 17, 2024. This event was a transfer of 964 contract(s) at a $80.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 29 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $260.3K, with a price of $270.0 per contract. There were 27984 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 9809 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding LESL LESL, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 99 day(s) on August 16, 2024. Parties traded 260 contract(s) at a $7.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $49.4K, with a price of $190.0 per contract. There were 21 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4347 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For PDD PDD, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 22 day(s) on May 31, 2024. This event was a transfer of 294 contract(s) at a $134.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $141.1K, with a price of $480.0 per contract. There were 65 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2712 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding W W, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 71 day(s) on July 19, 2024. Parties traded 98 contract(s) at a $70.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $82.8K, with a price of $845.0 per contract. There were 1379 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2432 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For AMZN AMZN, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 43 day(s) on June 21, 2024. This event was a transfer of 103 contract(s) at a $190.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 9 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $51.5K, with a price of $500.0 per contract. There were 3173 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1076 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For ABNB ABNB, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 1 day(s) on May 10, 2024. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $160.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $125.1K, with a price of $1251.0 per contract. There were 1726 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 942 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For LVS LVS, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 407 day(s) on June 20, 2025. This event was a transfer of 345 contract(s) at a $45.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 12 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $158.7K, with a price of $460.0 per contract. There were 752 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 449 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For PENN PENN, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 162 day(s) on October 18, 2024. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $20.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.4K, with a price of $127.0 per contract. There were 565 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 405 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For BKNG BKNG, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 1 day(s) on May 10, 2024. This event was a transfer of 30 contract(s) at a $3800.00 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 $27.0K, with a price of $900.0 per contract. There were 114 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 231 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 news on unusual options activity.
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