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

• For TSLA TSLA, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 1 day(s) on December 22, 2023. This event was a transfer of 302 contract(s) at a $250.00 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 $61.2K, with a price of $202.0 per contract. There were 13146 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 106005 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For BABA BABA, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 8 day(s) on December 29, 2023. This event was a transfer of 500 contract(s) at a $77.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 20 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $39.5K, with a price of $79.0 per contract. There were 7770 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3546 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AMZN AMZN, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 29 day(s) on January 19, 2024. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $150.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.6K, with a price of $613.0 per contract. There were 63622 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2232 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding GES GES, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 393 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $25.00 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 $35.0K, with a price of $351.0 per contract. There were 925 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 964 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SBUX SBUX, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 22 day(s) on January 12, 2024. Parties traded 500 contract(s) at a $97.00 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 $49.0K, with a price of $98.0 per contract. There were 351 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 907 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding FND FND, we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 29 day(s) on January 19, 2024. Parties traded 110 contract(s) at a $110.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.4K, with a price of $295.0 per contract. There were 347 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 809 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For NKE NKE, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 8 day(s) on December 29, 2023. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $122.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $41.5K, with a price of $415.0 per contract. There were 686 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 481 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding VFS VFS, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 757 day(s) on January 16, 2026. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $10.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.0K, with a price of $170.0 per contract. There were 5143 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 367 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For HD HD, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 29 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 155 contract(s) at a $345.00 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 $147.2K, with a price of $950.0 per contract. There were 900 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 310 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding NCLH NCLH, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 29 day(s) on January 19, 2024. Parties traded 213 contract(s) at a $20.00 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 $37.9K, with a price of $178.0 per contract. There were 16897 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 245 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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