10 Consumer Discretionary Stocks With Whale Alerts 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 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.

Below are some instances of options activity happening in the Consumer Discretionary sector:

Explanation

These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.

• Regarding TSLA TSLA, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on November 24, 2023. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $240.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $49.2K, with a price of $492.0 per contract. There were 35923 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 119777 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AMZN AMZN, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 3 day(s) on November 24, 2023. This event was a transfer of 500 contract(s) at a $144.00 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 $39.0K, with a price of $78.0 per contract. There were 7473 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 32924 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For BABA BABA, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 3 day(s) on November 24, 2023. This event was a transfer of 2507 contract(s) at a $80.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 10 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $140.6K, with a price of $56.0 per contract. There were 16908 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 25582 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AEO AEO, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on November 24, 2023. Parties traded 711 contract(s) at a $16.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 28 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.2K, with a price of $41.0 per contract. There were 2 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3250 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding HD HD, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 423 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 72 contract(s) at a $300.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $255.9K, with a price of $3555.0 per contract. There were 2181 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1130 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SBUX SBUX, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 59 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 211 contract(s) at a $105.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 28 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $53.8K, with a price of $255.0 per contract. There were 15003 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 453 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CHWY CHWY, we observe a put option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 423 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 61 contract(s) at a $27.50 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 $56.7K, with a price of $930.0 per contract. There were 1042 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 333 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CPNG CPNG, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 213 day(s) on June 21, 2024. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $15.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $57.0K, with a price of $285.0 per contract. There were 341 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 300 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding NKE NKE, we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 115 day(s) on March 15, 2024. Parties traded 95 contract(s) at a $105.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $48.4K, with a price of $510.0 per contract. There were 1550 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 267 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding M M, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 59 day(s) on January 19, 2024. Parties traded 120 contract(s) at a $17.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 10 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.2K, with a price of $260.0 per contract. There were 1255 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 230 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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