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 sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on January 5, 2024. Parties traded 1166 contract(s) at a $245.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 24 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $142.2K, with a price of $122.0 per contract. There were 13802 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 73968 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AMZN AMZN, we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 8 day(s) on January 12, 2024. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $145.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.6K, with a price of $286.0 per contract. There were 1755 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3140 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MAT MAT, we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 15 day(s) on January 19, 2024. Parties traded 1392 contract(s) at a $20.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $250.5K, with a price of $180.0 per contract. There were 6177 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2500 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding GM GM, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on January 5, 2024. Parties traded 845 contract(s) at a $35.00 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 $74.3K, with a price of $88.0 per contract. There were 3728 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2150 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For NKE NKE, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 15 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 800 contract(s) at a $100.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $48.8K, with a price of $61.0 per contract. There were 15510 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1367 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ETSY ETSY, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 1 day(s) on January 5, 2024. This event was a transfer of 94 contract(s) at a $80.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.9K, with a price of $340.0 per contract. There were 1073 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 939 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SONY SONY, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on January 5, 2024. Parties traded 125 contract(s) at a $95.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 28 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $46.2K, with a price of $370.0 per contract. There were 2001 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 870 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ABNB ABNB, we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 169 day(s) on June 21, 2024. Parties traded 49 contract(s) at a $135.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $64.1K, with a price of $1310.0 per contract. There were 1197 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 736 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For QS QS, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 379 day(s) on January 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 202 contract(s) at a $12.50 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 $45.6K, with a price of $226.0 per contract. There were 4012 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 557 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding BABA BABA, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 169 day(s) on June 21, 2024. Parties traded 78 contract(s) at a $90.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.1K, with a price of $335.0 per contract. There were 20558 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 332 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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