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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
META | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 04/21/23 | $220.00 | $48.6K | 10.2K | 14.0K |
DISH | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 04/21/23 | $10.00 | $765.0K | 21.3K | 5.0K |
SNAP | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/19/24 | $23.00 | $126.0K | 11.3K | 3.0K |
DIS | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 05/05/23 | $100.00 | $116.1K | 1.1K | 1.1K |
MANU | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 05/19/23 | $28.00 | $34.0K | 46.7K | 892 |
SBGI | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 06/16/23 | $16.00 | $31.2K | 50 | 779 |
ROKU | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/15/23 | $70.00 | $43.0K | 1.6K | 624 |
GOOGL | PUT | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 09/15/23 | $105.00 | $352.5K | 3.8K | 522 |
TMUS | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 04/28/23 | $150.00 | $91.5K | 3 | 303 |
NTES | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 04/21/23 | $90.00 | $28.3K | 1.0K | 183 |
Explanation
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.
• Regarding META META, we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 8 day(s) on April 21, 2023. Parties traded 128 contract(s) at a $220.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $48.6K, with a price of $380.0 per contract. There were 10268 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 14083 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For DISH DISH, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 8 day(s) on April 21, 2023. This event was a transfer of 5000 contract(s) at a $10.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $765.0K, with a price of $153.0 per contract. There were 21313 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5001 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For SNAP SNAP, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 281 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 3000 contract(s) at a $23.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $126.0K, with a price of $42.0 per contract. There were 11325 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3005 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding DIS DIS, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 22 day(s) on May 5, 2023. Parties traded 363 contract(s) at a $100.00 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 $116.1K, with a price of $320.0 per contract. There were 1102 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1176 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For MANU MANU, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 36 day(s) on May 19, 2023. This event was a transfer of 235 contract(s) at a $28.00 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 $34.0K, with a price of $145.0 per contract. There were 46776 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 892 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For SBGI SBGI, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 64 day(s) on June 16, 2023. This event was a transfer of 779 contract(s) at a $16.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 41 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.2K, with a price of $40.0 per contract. There were 50 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 779 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding ROKU ROKU, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 155 day(s) on September 15, 2023. Parties traded 30 contract(s) at a $70.00 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 $43.0K, with a price of $1435.0 per contract. There were 1634 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 624 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For GOOGL GOOGL, we notice a put option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 155 day(s) on September 15, 2023. This event was a transfer of 500 contract(s) at a $105.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $352.5K, with a price of $705.0 per contract. There were 3803 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 522 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For TMUS TMUS, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 15 day(s) on April 28, 2023. This event was a transfer of 300 contract(s) at a $150.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 21 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $91.5K, with a price of $305.0 per contract. There were 3 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 303 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding NTES NTES, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 8 day(s) on April 21, 2023. Parties traded 177 contract(s) at a $90.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 20 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.3K, with a price of $160.0 per contract. There were 1097 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 183 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 news on unusual options activity.
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