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 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.

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

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• For TSLA TSLA, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 10 day(s) on December 15, 2023. This event was a transfer of 232 contract(s) at a $260.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 19 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $47.3K, with a price of $204.0 per contract. There were 26851 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 19026 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding LCID LCID, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 136 day(s) on April 19, 2024. Parties traded 6500 contract(s) at a $8.00 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 $78.0K, with a price of $12.0 per contract. There were 2592 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4998 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For PDD PDD, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 199 day(s) on June 21, 2024. This event was a transfer of 1500 contract(s) at a $150.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $2.6 million, with a price of $1765.0 per contract. There were 4252 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3031 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ETSY ETSY, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 45 day(s) on January 19, 2024. Parties traded 247 contract(s) at a $85.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 19 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $104.9K, with a price of $425.0 per contract. There were 6153 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1066 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AMZN AMZN, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 199 day(s) on June 21, 2024. This event was a transfer of 20 contract(s) at a $150.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.4K, with a price of $1370.0 per contract. There were 27998 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 397 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CHWY CHWY, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 199 day(s) on June 21, 2024. This event was a transfer of 269 contract(s) at a $17.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $81.2K, with a price of $302.0 per contract. There were 2228 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 277 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding BABA BABA, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 199 day(s) on June 21, 2024. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $70.00 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 $95.5K, with a price of $955.0 per contract. There were 620 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 273 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For GRPN GRPN, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 45 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 186 contract(s) at a $10.00 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 $45.7K, with a price of $255.0 per contract. There were 10522 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 254 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding HD HD, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 10 day(s) on December 15, 2023. Parties traded 89 contract(s) at a $325.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 22 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.0K, with a price of $282.0 per contract. There were 1082 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 202 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For BBY BBY, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 10 day(s) on December 15, 2023. This event was a transfer of 75 contract(s) at a $70.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.7K, with a price of $410.0 per contract. There were 2313 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 78 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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