10 Consumer Discretionary Stocks Whale Activity 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.

• For TSLA TSLA, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 2 day(s) on March 3, 2023. This event was a transfer of 217 contract(s) at a $210.00 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 $78.1K, with a price of $360.0 per contract. There were 41183 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 51833 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AMZN AMZN, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 16 day(s) on March 17, 2023. Parties traded 1500 contract(s) at a $105.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 30 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $36.1K, with a price of $24.0 per contract. There were 61024 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 21904 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For NIO NIO, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 2 day(s) on March 3, 2023. This event was a transfer of 1000 contract(s) at a $9.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 10 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.0K, with a price of $30.0 per contract. There were 20402 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 16458 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For F F, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 198 day(s) on September 15, 2023. This event was a transfer of 15000 contract(s) at a $13.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $1.7 million, with a price of $117.0 per contract. There were 112 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 15462 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding JD JD, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 107 day(s) on June 16, 2023. Parties traded 1000 contract(s) at a $80.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.0K, with a price of $30.0 per contract. There were 2703 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 7038 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For FTCH FTCH, we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 9 day(s) on March 10, 2023. This event was a transfer of 1226 contract(s) at a $5.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.9K, with a price of $22.0 per contract. There were 226 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4042 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding RIVN RIVN, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 9 day(s) on March 10, 2023. Parties traded 192 contract(s) at a $18.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 39 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $49.1K, with a price of $256.0 per contract. There were 3388 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2955 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For TJX TJX, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 142 day(s) on July 21, 2023. This event was a transfer of 159 contract(s) at a $82.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 9 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $41.0K, with a price of $258.0 per contract. There were 434 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1433 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding HD HD, we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on March 3, 2023. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $295.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $42.0K, with a price of $420.0 per contract. There were 1468 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 766 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SBUX SBUX, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 16 day(s) on March 17, 2023. Parties traded 500 contract(s) at a $100.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $66.5K, with a price of $133.0 per contract. There were 17841 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 602 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.

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