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 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:

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• For AMZN AMZN, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 3 day(s) on August 30, 2024. This event was a transfer of 122 contract(s) at a $175.00 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 $30.9K, with a price of $252.0 per contract. There were 17628 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 61522 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding TSLA TSLA, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on September 6, 2024. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $212.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.2K, with a price of $525.0 per contract. There were 3812 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 21234 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding BABA BABA, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on August 30, 2024. Parties traded 229 contract(s) at a $82.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.9K, with a price of $131.0 per contract. There were 7262 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5401 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For IRBT IRBT, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 11 day(s) on September 13, 2024. This event was a transfer of 2499 contract(s) at a $6.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 43 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $49.9K, with a price of $20.0 per contract. There were 0 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2500 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For PDD PDD, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 46 day(s) on October 18, 2024. This event was a transfer of 70 contract(s) at a $100.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 9 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.7K, with a price of $385.0 per contract. There were 11115 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2289 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For DASH DASH, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 46 day(s) on October 18, 2024. This event was a transfer of 268 contract(s) at a $125.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 40 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $104.5K, with a price of $390.0 per contract. There were 644 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1842 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ABNB ABNB, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 74 day(s) on November 15, 2024. Parties traded 60 contract(s) at a $110.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 14 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.2K, with a price of $420.0 per contract. There were 1265 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 672 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding RCL RCL, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 46 day(s) on October 18, 2024. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $175.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.0K, with a price of $350.0 per contract. There were 628 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 254 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding LULU LULU, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 137 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 60 contract(s) at a $300.00 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 $72.9K, with a price of $1215.0 per contract. There were 1052 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 247 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For LI LI, we notice a put option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 501 day(s) on January 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 20 contract(s) at a $37.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $36.1K, with a price of $1805.0 per contract. There were 1040 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 40 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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