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 |
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TSLA | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 10/15/21 | $820.00 | $164.3K | 27.8K | 56.8K |
F | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 12/17/21 | $16.00 | $648.0K | 54.9K | 46.1K |
EDU | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 11/19/21 | $2.00 | $38.0K | 11.4K | 17.2K |
NKE | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 11/19/21 | $165.00 | $58.2K | 3.8K | 2.4K |
NIO | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 10/29/21 | $36.00 | $61.9K | 5.8K | 1.9K |
HOG | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 10/15/21 | $37.00 | $25.0K | 200 | 1.7K |
CHWY | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/20/23 | $60.00 | $414.0K | 3.1K | 1.2K |
GM | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 10/15/21 | $55.00 | $55.2K | 47.7K | 1.1K |
TTM | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 10/29/21 | $23.00 | $218.0K | 1.2K | 740 |
PTON | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 12/17/21 | $65.00 | $30.3K | 2.9K | 492 |
Explanation
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.
• Regarding TSLA TSLA, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on October 15, 2021. Parties traded 327 contract(s) at a $820.00 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 $164.3K, with a price of $500.0 per contract. There were 27809 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 56888 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For F F, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 64 day(s) on December 17, 2021. This event was a transfer of 9000 contract(s) at a $16.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $648.0K, with a price of $72.0 per contract. There were 54986 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 46100 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding EDU EDU, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 36 day(s) on November 19, 2021. Parties traded 2500 contract(s) at a $2.00 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 $38.0K, with a price of $15.0 per contract. There were 11452 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 17232 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding NKE NKE, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 36 day(s) on November 19, 2021. Parties traded 378 contract(s) at a $165.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 43 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $58.2K, with a price of $154.0 per contract. There were 3863 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2434 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For NIO NIO, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 15 day(s) on October 29, 2021. This event was a transfer of 433 contract(s) at a $36.00 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 $61.9K, with a price of $143.0 per contract. There were 5831 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1969 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding HOG HOG, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on October 15, 2021. Parties traded 1667 contract(s) at a $37.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 46 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.0K, with a price of $15.0 per contract. There were 200 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1737 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For CHWY CHWY, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 463 day(s) on January 20, 2023. This event was a transfer of 400 contract(s) at a $60.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $414.0K, with a price of $1035.0 per contract. There were 3114 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1255 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding GM GM, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on October 15, 2021. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $55.00 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 $55.2K, with a price of $276.0 per contract. There were 47711 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1150 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For TTM TTM, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 15 day(s) on October 29, 2021. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $23.00 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 $218.0K, with a price of $1090.0 per contract. There were 1254 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 740 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For PTON PTON, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 64 day(s) on December 17, 2021. This event was a transfer of 245 contract(s) at a $65.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 16 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.3K, with a price of $124.0 per contract. There were 2907 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 492 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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