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 often look for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges away from its normal worth. Abnormal amounts of trading activity could push option prices to hyperbolic or underperforming levels.

Below are some instances of options activity happening in the Consumer Discretionary sector:

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 bearish, expiring in 3 day(s) on January 31, 2025. This event was a transfer of 22 contract(s) at a $390.00 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 $43.8K, with a price of $1995.0 per contract. There were 2295 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 12802 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For LCID LCID, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 717 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 3993 contract(s) at a $7.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $323.4K, with a price of $81.0 per contract. There were 9354 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4376 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SBUX SBUX, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 24 day(s) on February 21, 2025. This event was a transfer of 2000 contract(s) at a $105.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $334.0K, with a price of $167.0 per contract. There were 14691 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2546 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding BABA BABA, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 24 day(s) on February 21, 2025. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $90.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 20 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $41.5K, with a price of $415.0 per contract. There were 14292 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 879 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CVNA CVNA, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 3 day(s) on January 31, 2025. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $235.00 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 $26.2K, with a price of $260.0 per contract. There were 1516 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 550 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AAP AAP, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on January 31, 2025. Parties traded 392 contract(s) at a $48.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.3K, with a price of $85.0 per contract. There were 68 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 502 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ABNB ABNB, we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 353 day(s) on January 16, 2026. Parties traded 260 contract(s) at a $110.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $218.4K, with a price of $840.0 per contract. There were 1012 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 260 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding RIVN RIVN, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 353 day(s) on January 16, 2026. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $15.00 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 $93.0K, with a price of $465.0 per contract. There were 40854 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 205 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For EBAY EBAY, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 24 day(s) on February 21, 2025. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $62.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 60 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $47.5K, with a price of $475.0 per contract. There were 666 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 145 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For PDD PDD, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 353 day(s) on January 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 65 contract(s) at a $105.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $161.2K, with a price of $2480.0 per contract. There were 6880 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 144 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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