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.
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 | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 07/21/23 | $265.00 | $58.7K | 10.8K | 180.1K |
RIVN | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 07/21/23 | $25.50 | $51.4K | 8.8K | 9.8K |
NIO | PUT | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 09/15/23 | $10.00 | $402.8K | 1.9K | 5.3K |
F | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/19/24 | $14.35 | $285.5K | 90.2K | 5.2K |
ABNB | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 07/28/23 | $150.00 | $29.7K | 1.9K | 2.4K |
HD | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 07/28/23 | $320.00 | $27.9K | 286 | 827 |
GT | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 06/21/24 | $15.00 | $95.0K | 764 | 500 |
CVNA | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 07/21/23 | $38.00 | $70.5K | 2.2K | 351 |
PTON | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 12/19/25 | $15.00 | $28.0K | 323 | 100 |
AN | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 08/18/23 | $170.00 | $66.6K | 123 | 94 |
Explanation
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.
• For TSLA TSLA, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, is expiring today. Parties traded 206 contract(s) at a $265.00 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 $58.7K, with a price of $285.0 per contract. There were 10812 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 180126 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For RIVN RIVN, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, is expiring today. Parties traded 2001 contract(s) at a $25.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 45 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $51.4K, with a price of $27.0 per contract. There were 8876 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 9846 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For NIO NIO, we notice a put option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 56 day(s) on September 15, 2023. This event was a transfer of 5300 contract(s) at a $10.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $402.8K, with a price of $76.0 per contract. There were 1977 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5325 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For F F, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 182 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 1969 contract(s) at a $14.35 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 26 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $285.5K, with a price of $145.0 per contract. There were 90217 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5256 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For ABNB ABNB, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 7 day(s) on July 28, 2023. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $150.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.7K, with a price of $297.0 per contract. There were 1939 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2441 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding HD HD, we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on July 28, 2023. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $320.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.9K, with a price of $279.0 per contract. There were 286 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 827 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding GT GT, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 336 day(s) on June 21, 2024. Parties traded 500 contract(s) at a $15.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 19 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $95.0K, with a price of $190.0 per contract. There were 764 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 500 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For CVNA CVNA, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, is expiring today. Parties traded 85 contract(s) at a $38.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 9 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $70.5K, with a price of $830.0 per contract. There were 2250 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 351 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For PTON PTON, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 882 day(s) on December 19, 2025. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $15.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.0K, with a price of $280.0 per contract. There were 323 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 100 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding AN AN, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 28 day(s) on August 18, 2023. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $170.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $66.6K, with a price of $1325.0 per contract. There were 123 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 94 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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