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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TSLA | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/14/24 | $180.00 | $27.3K | 22.5K | 44.8K |
BABA | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 06/14/24 | $78.00 | $33.6K | 1.6K | 4.0K |
GME | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/16/26 | $95.00 | $74.8K | 237 | 1.0K |
CVNA | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 06/14/24 | $118.00 | $43.0K | 2.5K | 894 |
GPS | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/17/25 | $30.00 | $163.8K | 2.1K | 601 |
AMZN | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/20/25 | $225.00 | $210.4K | 4.0K | 379 |
JD | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/17/25 | $40.00 | $36.1K | 24.6K | 267 |
GM | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/17/25 | $40.00 | $147.4K | 9.4K | 239 |
LULU | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 12/20/24 | $320.00 | $139.1K | 295 | 199 |
PDD | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/17/25 | $180.00 | $46.5K | 5.5K | 183 |
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 bullish, expiring in 4 day(s) on June 14, 2024. This event was a transfer of 101 contract(s) at a $180.00 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 $27.3K, with a price of $271.0 per contract. There were 22550 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 44826 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For BABA BABA, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 4 day(s) on June 14, 2024. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $78.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 15 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.6K, with a price of $168.0 per contract. There were 1676 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4044 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For GME GME, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 585 day(s) on January 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 10 contract(s) at a $95.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $74.8K, with a price of $7480.0 per contract. There were 237 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1031 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding CVNA CVNA, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on June 14, 2024. Parties traded 663 contract(s) at a $118.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $43.0K, with a price of $65.0 per contract. There were 2582 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 894 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For GPS GPS, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 221 day(s) on January 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 600 contract(s) at a $30.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $163.8K, with a price of $273.0 per contract. There were 2112 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 601 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For AMZN AMZN, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 375 day(s) on June 20, 2025. This event was a transfer of 167 contract(s) at a $225.00 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 $210.4K, with a price of $1260.0 per contract. There were 4014 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 379 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For JD JD, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 221 day(s) on January 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 249 contract(s) at a $40.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $36.1K, with a price of $145.0 per contract. There were 24662 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 267 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For GM GM, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 221 day(s) on January 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 150 contract(s) at a $40.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $147.4K, with a price of $983.0 per contract. There were 9499 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 239 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding LULU LULU, we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 193 day(s) on December 20, 2024. Parties traded 46 contract(s) at a $320.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $139.1K, with a price of $3025.0 per contract. There were 295 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 199 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For PDD PDD, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 221 day(s) on January 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 49 contract(s) at a $180.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $46.5K, with a price of $950.0 per contract. There were 5534 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 183 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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