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:
Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TSLA | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 03/31/23 | $195.00 | $37.5K | 10.3K | 57.8K |
W | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 12/19/25 | $20.00 | $233.7K | 1.0K | 940 |
SBUX | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 03/31/23 | $99.00 | $31.0K | 947 | 702 |
MCD | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 04/21/23 | $275.00 | $52.0K | 1.4K | 615 |
ABNB | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 06/21/24 | $165.00 | $430.0K | 61 | 400 |
NKE | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 04/21/23 | $125.00 | $38.2K | 5.9K | 337 |
CCL | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 06/21/24 | $5.00 | $49.5K | 4.9K | 200 |
RH | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/15/23 | $350.00 | $31.0K | 19 | 152 |
LULU | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 03/31/23 | $310.00 | $29.0K | 1.1K | 112 |
CROX | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 04/21/23 | $119.00 | $42.5K | 8 | 56 |
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 4 day(s) on March 31, 2023. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $195.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $37.5K, with a price of $375.0 per contract. There were 10370 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 57883 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding W W, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 998 day(s) on December 19, 2025. Parties traded 294 contract(s) at a $20.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 29 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $233.7K, with a price of $795.0 per contract. There were 1003 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 940 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding SBUX SBUX, we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on March 31, 2023. Parties traded 290 contract(s) at a $99.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.0K, with a price of $107.0 per contract. There were 947 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 702 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For MCD MCD, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 25 day(s) on April 21, 2023. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $275.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $52.0K, with a price of $520.0 per contract. There were 1486 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 615 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding ABNB ABNB, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 452 day(s) on June 21, 2024. Parties traded 400 contract(s) at a $165.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $430.0K, with a price of $1075.0 per contract. There were 61 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 400 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding NKE NKE, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 25 day(s) on April 21, 2023. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $125.00 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 $38.2K, with a price of $765.0 per contract. There were 5937 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 337 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For CCL CCL, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 452 day(s) on June 21, 2024. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $5.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $49.5K, with a price of $495.0 per contract. There were 4964 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 200 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding RH RH, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 172 day(s) on September 15, 2023. Parties traded 42 contract(s) at a $350.00 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 $31.0K, with a price of $740.0 per contract. There were 19 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 152 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding LULU LULU, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on March 31, 2023. Parties traded 20 contract(s) at a $310.00 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 $29.0K, with a price of $1450.0 per contract. There were 1134 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 112 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For CROX CROX, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 25 day(s) on April 21, 2023. This event was a transfer of 56 contract(s) at a $119.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $42.5K, with a price of $760.0 per contract. There were 8 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 56 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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