10 Consumer Discretionary Stocks Whale Activity In Today's Session

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 PUT SWEEP BEARISH 11/03/23 $220.00 $29.8K 9.0K 206.0K
NCLH CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/16/26 $20.00 $25.8K 531 2.6K
MCD PUT SWEEP NEUTRAL 11/17/23 $265.00 $57.4K 2.6K 1.0K
ABNB PUT SWEEP BULLISH 01/19/24 $130.00 $50.7K 3.0K 966
GPS PUT TRADE BULLISH 12/15/23 $16.00 $54.6K 0 223
WH CALL SWEEP BULLISH 12/15/23 $75.00 $44.0K 452 210
DKNG CALL TRADE BEARISH 12/15/23 $28.00 $76.2K 653 182
HD CALL TRADE BEARISH 11/10/23 $290.00 $25.2K 246 178
DPZ PUT SWEEP BEARISH 11/17/23 $350.00 $27.2K 388 117
TOL PUT SWEEP BEARISH 01/17/25 $75.00 $44.2K 414 109

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• For TSLA TSLA, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, is expiring today. Parties traded 227 contract(s) at a $220.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.8K, with a price of $129.0 per contract. There were 9054 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 206091 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding NCLH NCLH, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 805 day(s) on January 16, 2026. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $20.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.8K, with a price of $258.0 per contract. There were 531 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2602 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MCD MCD, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 14 day(s) on November 17, 2023. This event was a transfer of 325 contract(s) at a $265.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $57.4K, with a price of $177.0 per contract. There were 2625 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1097 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ABNB ABNB, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 77 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 43 contract(s) at a $130.00 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 $50.7K, with a price of $1180.0 per contract. There were 3024 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 966 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding GPS GPS, we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 42 day(s) on December 15, 2023. Parties traded 223 contract(s) at a $16.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $54.6K, with a price of $245.0 per contract. There were 0 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 223 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding WH WH, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 42 day(s) on December 15, 2023. Parties traded 160 contract(s) at a $75.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 27 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $44.0K, with a price of $275.0 per contract. There were 452 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 210 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For DKNG DKNG, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 42 day(s) on December 15, 2023. This event was a transfer of 120 contract(s) at a $28.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $76.2K, with a price of $635.0 per contract. There were 653 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 182 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For HD HD, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 7 day(s) on November 10, 2023. This event was a transfer of 40 contract(s) at a $290.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.2K, with a price of $631.0 per contract. There were 246 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 178 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding DPZ DPZ, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 14 day(s) on November 17, 2023. Parties traded 68 contract(s) at a $350.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 15 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.2K, with a price of $400.0 per contract. There were 388 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 117 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For TOL TOL, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 441 day(s) on January 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 56 contract(s) at a $75.00 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 $44.2K, with a price of $790.0 per contract. There were 414 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 109 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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