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 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.

Here's the list of options activity happening in today's session:

Explanation

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

• Regarding TSLA TSLA, we observe a call option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on March 24, 2023. Parties traded 53 contract(s) at a $180.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 13 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $37.1K, with a price of $702.0 per contract. There were 10585 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 37161 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For RIVN RIVN, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 88 day(s) on June 16, 2023. This event was a transfer of 2100 contract(s) at a $15.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $287.7K, with a price of $137.0 per contract. There were 8911 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2519 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For BBBY BBBY, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 32 day(s) on April 21, 2023. This event was a transfer of 1470 contract(s) at a $1.00 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 $49.9K, with a price of $34.0 per contract. There were 31433 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1337 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For PTON PTON, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 214 day(s) on October 20, 2023. This event was a transfer of 136 contract(s) at a $15.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 17 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $83.6K, with a price of $615.0 per contract. There were 1991 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1045 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CCL CCL, we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 305 day(s) on January 19, 2024. Parties traded 142 contract(s) at a $10.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $37.2K, with a price of $262.0 per contract. There were 51419 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 247 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding W W, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 11 day(s) on March 31, 2023. Parties traded 94 contract(s) at a $32.00 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 $25.0K, with a price of $267.0 per contract. There were 16 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 232 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For LVS LVS, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 179 day(s) on September 15, 2023. This event was a transfer of 48 contract(s) at a $55.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.0K, with a price of $542.0 per contract. There were 4684 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 199 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding KMX KMX, we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 305 day(s) on January 19, 2024. Parties traded 25 contract(s) at a $60.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.0K, with a price of $1160.0 per contract. There were 559 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 176 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For EXPE EXPE, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 88 day(s) on June 16, 2023. This event was a transfer of 112 contract(s) at a $85.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 8 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $50.4K, with a price of $450.0 per contract. There were 332 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 123 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For BKNG BKNG, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 88 day(s) on June 16, 2023. This event was a transfer of 5 contract(s) at a $2490.00 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 $92.6K, with a price of $18490.0 per contract. There were 32 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 106 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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