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:
Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TSLA | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 02/28/25 | $345.00 | $263.1K | 5.5K | 20.9K |
AMZN | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 03/21/25 | $210.00 | $220.1K | 16.2K | 3.3K |
BABA | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 03/28/25 | $100.00 | $32.8K | 2.0K | 2.6K |
JD | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 04/17/25 | $50.00 | $25.1K | 24.7K | 2.4K |
RIVN | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 12/19/25 | $10.00 | $114.2K | 4.1K | 1.5K |
LVS | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 03/21/25 | $42.50 | $27.2K | 2.7K | 875 |
KSS | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/16/26 | $10.00 | $127.2K | 766 | 830 |
LULU | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 04/17/25 | $390.00 | $28.8K | 96 | 697 |
CVNA | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 03/21/25 | $230.00 | $64.3K | 1.5K | 448 |
NCLH | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 04/04/25 | $26.00 | $36.3K | 122 | 150 |
Explanation
These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.
• Regarding TSLA TSLA, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on February 28, 2025. Parties traded 500 contract(s) at a $345.00 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 $263.1K, with a price of $530.0 per contract. There were 5521 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 20988 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding AMZN AMZN, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 25 day(s) on March 21, 2025. Parties traded 234 contract(s) at a $210.00 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 $220.1K, with a price of $945.0 per contract. There were 16226 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3310 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For BABA BABA, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 32 day(s) on March 28, 2025. This event was a transfer of 800 contract(s) at a $100.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.8K, with a price of $41.0 per contract. There were 2034 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2601 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding JD JD, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 52 day(s) on April 17, 2025. Parties traded 300 contract(s) at a $50.00 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 $25.1K, with a price of $85.0 per contract. There were 24726 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2400 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For RIVN RIVN, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 298 day(s) on December 19, 2025. This event was a transfer of 293 contract(s) at a $10.00 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 $114.2K, with a price of $390.0 per contract. There were 4132 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1500 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For LVS LVS, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 25 day(s) on March 21, 2025. This event was a transfer of 80 contract(s) at a $42.50 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 $27.2K, with a price of $340.0 per contract. There were 2763 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 875 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding KSS KSS, we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 326 day(s) on January 16, 2026. Parties traded 800 contract(s) at a $10.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $127.2K, with a price of $159.0 per contract. There were 766 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 830 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding LULU LULU, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 52 day(s) on April 17, 2025. Parties traded 18 contract(s) at a $390.00 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 $28.8K, with a price of $1620.0 per contract. There were 96 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 697 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding CVNA CVNA, we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 25 day(s) on March 21, 2025. Parties traded 32 contract(s) at a $230.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $64.3K, with a price of $2010.0 per contract. There were 1549 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 448 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding NCLH NCLH, we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 39 day(s) on April 4, 2025. Parties traded 150 contract(s) at a $26.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $36.3K, with a price of $242.0 per contract. There were 122 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 150 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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