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.
Here's the list of options activity happening in today's session:
Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TSLA | PUT | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 12/09/22 | $185.00 | $37.4K | 10.9K | 50.6K |
AMZN | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 12/09/22 | $93.00 | $59.7K | 3.8K | 20.9K |
BBWI | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/20/23 | $45.00 | $63.1K | 13.4K | 2.7K |
NIO | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/20/23 | $13.00 | $25.7K | 16.3K | 2.1K |
CWH | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 12/09/22 | $26.00 | $28.0K | 20 | 2.0K |
RIVN | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 12/16/22 | $27.50 | $53.0K | 7.6K | 1.0K |
BABA | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/20/23 | $90.00 | $35.2K | 19.3K | 351 |
LULU | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 12/30/22 | $340.00 | $155.1K | 16 | 301 |
JD | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/06/23 | $63.00 | $62.0K | 535 | 200 |
HD | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 12/30/22 | $335.00 | $59.2K | 346 | 157 |
Explanation
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.
• For TSLA TSLA, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 4 day(s) on December 9, 2022. This event was a transfer of 68 contract(s) at a $185.00 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 $37.4K, with a price of $550.0 per contract. There were 10960 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 50655 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding AMZN AMZN, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on December 9, 2022. Parties traded 571 contract(s) at a $93.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 13 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $59.7K, with a price of $105.0 per contract. There were 3892 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 20918 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For BBWI BBWI, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 46 day(s) on January 20, 2023. This event was a transfer of 250 contract(s) at a $45.00 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 $63.1K, with a price of $253.0 per contract. There were 13464 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2779 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For NIO NIO, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 46 day(s) on January 20, 2023. This event was a transfer of 160 contract(s) at a $13.00 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 $25.7K, with a price of $161.0 per contract. There were 16302 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2181 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For CWH CWH, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 4 day(s) on December 9, 2022. This event was a transfer of 468 contract(s) at a $26.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 52 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.0K, with a price of $60.0 per contract. There were 20 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2043 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding RIVN RIVN, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 11 day(s) on December 16, 2022. Parties traded 1000 contract(s) at a $27.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 33 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $53.0K, with a price of $53.0 per contract. There were 7654 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1035 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding BABA BABA, we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 46 day(s) on January 20, 2023. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $90.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.2K, with a price of $705.0 per contract. There were 19395 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 351 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For LULU LULU, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 25 day(s) on December 30, 2022. This event was a transfer of 300 contract(s) at a $340.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 49 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $155.1K, with a price of $515.0 per contract. There were 16 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 301 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For JD JD, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 32 day(s) on January 6, 2023. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $63.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $62.0K, with a price of $310.0 per contract. There were 535 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 200 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding HD HD, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 25 day(s) on December 30, 2022. Parties traded 150 contract(s) at a $335.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 14 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $59.2K, with a price of $395.0 per contract. There were 346 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 157 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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