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 put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on December 9, 2022. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $180.00 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 $55.9K, with a price of $560.0 per contract. There were 14724 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 46406 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For NIO NIO, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 3 day(s) on December 9, 2022. This event was a transfer of 593 contract(s) at a $13.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 15 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.6K, with a price of $55.0 per contract. There were 13513 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 15076 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AMZN AMZN, we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 10 day(s) on December 16, 2022. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $90.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.2K, with a price of $253.0 per contract. There were 44403 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5921 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CCL CCL, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 73 day(s) on February 17, 2023. Parties traded 1600 contract(s) at a $9.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 32 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $163.2K, with a price of $102.0 per contract. There were 890 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5394 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding XPEV XPEV, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 10 day(s) on December 16, 2022. Parties traded 1171 contract(s) at a $13.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 21 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $79.6K, with a price of $68.0 per contract. There were 1559 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4227 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For BABA BABA, we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 10 day(s) on December 16, 2022. This event was a transfer of 40 contract(s) at a $85.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.1K, with a price of $853.0 per contract. There were 18499 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3278 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding PDD PDD, we observe a call option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 10 day(s) on December 16, 2022. Parties traded 999 contract(s) at a $97.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 55 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $134.8K, with a price of $135.0 per contract. There were 12 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2693 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SBUX SBUX, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 10 day(s) on December 16, 2022. This event was a transfer of 570 contract(s) at a $97.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 22 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.9K, with a price of $56.0 per contract. There were 4201 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 948 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding GM GM, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 10 day(s) on December 16, 2022. Parties traded 683 contract(s) at a $36.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 34 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $38.2K, with a price of $56.0 per contract. There were 444 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 779 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For GME GME, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 10 day(s) on December 16, 2022. This event was a transfer of 45 contract(s) at a $30.00 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 $27.7K, with a price of $617.0 per contract. There were 5218 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 746 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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