10 Communication Services 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 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.

Below are some instances of options activity happening in the Communication Services sector:

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• For GOOG GOOG, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 1 day(s) on June 9, 2023. This event was a transfer of 1186 contract(s) at a $125.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 18 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.6K, with a price of $25.0 per contract. There were 4938 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 35944 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For DISH DISH, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 281 day(s) on March 15, 2024. This event was a transfer of 653 contract(s) at a $4.00 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 $63.3K, with a price of $97.0 per contract. There were 22 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 8378 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding META META, we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 8 day(s) on June 16, 2023. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $260.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $55.4K, with a price of $277.0 per contract. There were 6693 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4263 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For WBD WBD, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 589 day(s) on January 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 441 contract(s) at a $15.00 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 $158.8K, with a price of $360.0 per contract. There were 11661 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4193 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding LSXMA LSXMA, we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 43 day(s) on July 21, 2023. Parties traded 2373 contract(s) at a $30.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $403.4K, with a price of $170.0 per contract. There were 1556 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2831 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding BILI BILI, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 134 day(s) on October 20, 2023. Parties traded 2000 contract(s) at a $20.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $280.0K, with a price of $140.0 per contract. There were 1684 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2010 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For NFLX NFLX, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 1 day(s) on June 9, 2023. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $402.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $43.0K, with a price of $430.0 per contract. There were 1483 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1804 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For LSXMK LSXMK, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 134 day(s) on October 20, 2023. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $30.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.5K, with a price of $285.0 per contract. There were 15886 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 444 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For GOOGL GOOGL, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 225 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 51 contract(s) at a $125.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $58.1K, with a price of $1140.0 per contract. There were 15833 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 389 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For TMUS TMUS, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 379 day(s) on June 21, 2024. This event was a transfer of 45 contract(s) at a $115.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.9K, with a price of $620.0 per contract. There were 5690 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 317 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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