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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TSLA | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 12/15/23 | $235.00 | $65.2K | 18.7K | 36.0K |
BABA | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/19/24 | $70.00 | $54.8K | 13.6K | 2.2K |
DASH | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/19/24 | $95.00 | $223.4K | 10.9K | 1.2K |
LULU | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 12/15/23 | $505.00 | $29.2K | 819 | 592 |
RCL | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 12/15/23 | $119.00 | $51.3K | 257 | 543 |
ETSY | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 12/15/23 | $85.00 | $34.3K | 211 | 506 |
LOW | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 12/22/23 | $210.00 | $45.5K | 1.1K | 404 |
PDD | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 07/19/24 | $130.00 | $381.5K | 184 | 350 |
BBWI | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/17/25 | $37.50 | $26.9K | 1.3K | 319 |
AMZN | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 02/16/24 | $135.00 | $50.6K | 13.0K | 194 |
Explanation
These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.
• Regarding TSLA TSLA, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on December 15, 2023. Parties traded 102 contract(s) at a $235.00 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 $65.2K, with a price of $640.0 per contract. There were 18702 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 36030 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding BABA BABA, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 37 day(s) on January 19, 2024. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $70.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 12 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $54.8K, with a price of $274.0 per contract. There were 13628 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2279 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding DASH DASH, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 37 day(s) on January 19, 2024. Parties traded 296 contract(s) at a $95.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 14 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $223.4K, with a price of $755.0 per contract. There were 10942 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1255 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding LULU LULU, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on December 15, 2023. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $505.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 8 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.2K, with a price of $296.0 per contract. There were 819 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 592 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For RCL RCL, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 2 day(s) on December 15, 2023. This event was a transfer of 418 contract(s) at a $119.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 56 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $51.3K, with a price of $123.0 per contract. There were 257 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 543 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For ETSY ETSY, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 2 day(s) on December 15, 2023. This event was a transfer of 94 contract(s) at a $85.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.3K, with a price of $365.0 per contract. There were 211 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 506 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For LOW LOW, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 9 day(s) on December 22, 2023. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $210.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 9 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $45.5K, with a price of $456.0 per contract. There were 1103 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 404 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For PDD PDD, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 219 day(s) on July 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 350 contract(s) at a $130.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $381.5K, with a price of $1090.0 per contract. There were 184 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 350 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For BBWI BBWI, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 401 day(s) on January 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 35 contract(s) at a $37.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 12 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.9K, with a price of $770.0 per contract. There were 1374 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 319 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For AMZN AMZN, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 65 day(s) on February 16, 2024. This event was a transfer of 176 contract(s) at a $135.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 8 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $50.6K, with a price of $288.0 per contract. There were 13036 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 194 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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