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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ROKU | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 08/04/23 | $100.00 | $185.5K | 9.8K | 22.9K |
META | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 08/04/23 | $330.00 | $73.6K | 8.9K | 13.0K |
PINS | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/19/24 | $37.50 | $36.3K | 14.8K | 5.6K |
RBLX | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 09/15/23 | $50.00 | $219.3K | 8.5K | 5.0K |
GOOGL | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 11/17/23 | $125.00 | $28.5K | 2.6K | 1.0K |
EA | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/15/23 | $125.00 | $39.9K | 4.0K | 761 |
AMC | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 09/15/23 | $4.00 | $56.0K | 28.6K | 665 |
DIS | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/19/24 | $85.00 | $31.0K | 18.3K | 651 |
T | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 01/17/25 | $15.00 | $51.2K | 18.3K | 614 |
SIRI | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 08/04/23 | $6.50 | $42.3K | 1.0K | 313 |
Explanation
These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.
• For ROKU ROKU, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 3 day(s) on August 4, 2023. This event was a transfer of 1047 contract(s) at a $100.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 92 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $185.5K, with a price of $182.0 per contract. There were 9825 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 22958 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For META META, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 3 day(s) on August 4, 2023. This event was a transfer of 400 contract(s) at a $330.00 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 $73.6K, with a price of $184.0 per contract. There were 8966 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 13059 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For PINS PINS, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 171 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 275 contract(s) at a $37.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 11 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $36.3K, with a price of $132.0 per contract. There were 14892 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5651 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding RBLX RBLX, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 45 day(s) on September 15, 2023. Parties traded 2148 contract(s) at a $50.00 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 $219.3K, with a price of $102.0 per contract. There were 8531 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5005 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding GOOGL GOOGL, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 108 day(s) on November 17, 2023. Parties traded 68 contract(s) at a $125.00 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 $28.5K, with a price of $420.0 per contract. There were 2635 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1002 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For EA EA, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 45 day(s) on September 15, 2023. This event was a transfer of 420 contract(s) at a $125.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 17 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $39.9K, with a price of $95.0 per contract. There were 4017 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 761 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For AMC AMC, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 45 day(s) on September 15, 2023. This event was a transfer of 500 contract(s) at a $4.00 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 $56.0K, with a price of $112.0 per contract. There were 28654 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 665 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For DIS DIS, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 171 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 70 contract(s) at a $85.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.0K, with a price of $444.0 per contract. There were 18380 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 651 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding T T, we observe a call option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 535 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 400 contract(s) at a $15.00 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 $51.2K, with a price of $127.0 per contract. There were 18324 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 614 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For SIRI SIRI, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 3 day(s) on August 4, 2023. This event was a transfer of 288 contract(s) at a $6.50 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 $42.3K, with a price of $147.0 per contract. There were 1020 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 313 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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