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 | SWEEP | BEARISH | 07/21/23 | $310.00 | $70.4K | 6.6K | 19.9K |
AMC | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 08/18/23 | $4.00 | $27.6K | 372.1K | 11.9K |
ATVI | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/19/24 | $95.00 | $27.3K | 85.0K | 6.7K |
RBLX | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 08/18/23 | $50.00 | $71.4K | 8.3K | 2.1K |
NFLX | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 07/21/23 | $520.00 | $34.8K | 1.6K | 1.4K |
DIS | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/19/24 | $80.00 | $73.0K | 20.2K | 965 |
GOOGL | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 07/28/23 | $123.00 | $40.7K | 1.6K | 804 |
BIDU | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 07/21/23 | $145.00 | $33.8K | 1.4K | 689 |
PINS | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 08/18/23 | $32.00 | $26.6K | 3.4K | 624 |
DISH | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 03/15/24 | $9.00 | $43.3K | 3.6K | 303 |
Explanation
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.
• Regarding META META, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on July 21, 2023. Parties traded 121 contract(s) at a $310.00 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 $70.4K, with a price of $582.0 per contract. There were 6667 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 19915 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding AMC AMC, we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 31 day(s) on August 18, 2023. Parties traded 195 contract(s) at a $4.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.6K, with a price of $142.0 per contract. There were 372111 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 11987 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For ATVI ATVI, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 185 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 160 contract(s) at a $95.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.3K, with a price of $171.0 per contract. There were 85036 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 6791 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For RBLX RBLX, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 31 day(s) on August 18, 2023. This event was a transfer of 300 contract(s) at a $50.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 16 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $71.4K, with a price of $238.0 per contract. There were 8358 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2105 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For NFLX NFLX, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 3 day(s) on July 21, 2023. This event was a transfer of 86 contract(s) at a $520.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 17 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.8K, with a price of $405.0 per contract. There were 1614 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1447 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For DIS DIS, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 185 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $80.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 12 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $73.0K, with a price of $365.0 per contract. There were 20204 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 965 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding GOOGL GOOGL, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 10 day(s) on July 28, 2023. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $123.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $40.7K, with a price of $408.0 per contract. There were 1643 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 804 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For BIDU BIDU, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 3 day(s) on July 21, 2023. This event was a transfer of 169 contract(s) at a $145.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.8K, with a price of $200.0 per contract. There were 1408 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 689 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding PINS PINS, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 31 day(s) on August 18, 2023. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $32.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 33 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.6K, with a price of $133.0 per contract. There were 3457 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 624 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding DISH DISH, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 241 day(s) on March 15, 2024. Parties traded 293 contract(s) at a $9.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $43.3K, with a price of $148.0 per contract. There were 3622 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 303 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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