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 Communication Services sector:
Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DIS | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 07/19/24 | $105.00 | $60.5K | 14.5K | 3.4K |
T | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/20/25 | $17.00 | $52.0K | 7.3K | 2.3K |
META | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 07/19/24 | $565.00 | $51.7K | 344 | 2.2K |
GOOG | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 07/19/24 | $200.00 | $32.7K | 5.8K | 807 |
DJT | PUT | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 06/14/24 | $39.50 | $25.0K | 1.0K | 198 |
GOOGL | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/20/24 | $185.00 | $50.7K | 877 | 152 |
IAC | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 12/20/24 | $40.00 | $25.4K | 441 | 92 |
BIDU | PUT | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 09/20/24 | $100.00 | $109.5K | 3.8K | 85 |
NFLX | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 07/19/24 | $675.00 | $26.6K | 22 | 75 |
TTD | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 06/21/24 | $80.00 | $31.6K | 1.9K | 3 |
Explanation
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.
• Regarding DIS DIS, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 35 day(s) on July 19, 2024. Parties traded 637 contract(s) at a $105.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 24 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $60.5K, with a price of $95.0 per contract. There were 14586 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3413 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For T T, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 371 day(s) on June 20, 2025. This event was a transfer of 394 contract(s) at a $17.00 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 $52.0K, with a price of $132.0 per contract. There were 7359 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2355 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding META META, we observe a call option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 35 day(s) on July 19, 2024. Parties traded 241 contract(s) at a $565.00 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 $51.7K, with a price of $214.0 per contract. There were 344 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2257 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding GOOG GOOG, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 35 day(s) on July 19, 2024. Parties traded 1165 contract(s) at a $200.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 16 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.7K, with a price of $28.0 per contract. There were 5807 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 807 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For DJT DJT, we notice a put option trade that happens to be neutral, is expiring today. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $39.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.0K, with a price of $250.0 per contract. There were 1045 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 198 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding GOOGL GOOGL, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 98 day(s) on September 20, 2024. Parties traded 38 contract(s) at a $185.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $50.7K, with a price of $1335.0 per contract. There were 877 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 152 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For IAC IAC, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 189 day(s) on December 20, 2024. This event was a transfer of 25 contract(s) at a $40.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.4K, with a price of $1020.0 per contract. There were 441 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 92 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For BIDU BIDU, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 98 day(s) on September 20, 2024. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $100.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $109.5K, with a price of $1095.0 per contract. There were 3834 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 85 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For NFLX NFLX, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 35 day(s) on July 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 8 contract(s) at a $675.00 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 $26.6K, with a price of $3330.0 per contract. There were 22 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 75 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For TTD TTD, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 7 day(s) on June 21, 2024. This event was a transfer of 20 contract(s) at a $80.00 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 $31.6K, with a price of $1571.0 per contract. There were 1929 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3 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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