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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
META | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/08/23 | $300.00 | $66.7K | 6.7K | 43.3K |
NFLX | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 09/08/23 | $440.00 | $30.0K | 1.6K | 3.4K |
DIS | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 09/22/23 | $78.00 | $163.8K | 114 | 2.2K |
WBD | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 09/29/23 | $10.50 | $26.4K | 11.6K | 852 |
RBLX | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 09/22/23 | $27.00 | $47.0K | 547 | 661 |
PARA | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 01/17/25 | $15.00 | $25.0K | 9.5K | 567 |
GOOG | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/29/23 | $136.00 | $49.4K | 102 | 245 |
GOOGL | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 06/21/24 | $137.50 | $28.7K | 2.2K | 219 |
BILI | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/17/25 | $17.50 | $60.0K | 314 | 130 |
TTD | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 09/15/23 | $75.00 | $64.0K | 1.3K | 79 |
Explanation
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.
• Regarding META META, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on September 8, 2023. Parties traded 310 contract(s) at a $300.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 22 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $66.7K, with a price of $215.0 per contract. There were 6707 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 43343 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For NFLX NFLX, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 1 day(s) on September 8, 2023. This event was a transfer of 60 contract(s) at a $440.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.0K, with a price of $500.0 per contract. There were 1671 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3469 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding DIS DIS, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 15 day(s) on September 22, 2023. Parties traded 482 contract(s) at a $78.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 41 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $163.8K, with a price of $340.0 per contract. There were 114 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2202 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding WBD WBD, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 22 day(s) on September 29, 2023. Parties traded 800 contract(s) at a $10.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 11 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.4K, with a price of $33.0 per contract. There were 11611 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 852 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For RBLX RBLX, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 15 day(s) on September 22, 2023. This event was a transfer of 250 contract(s) at a $27.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $47.0K, with a price of $188.0 per contract. There were 547 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 661 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding PARA PARA, we observe a call option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 498 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $15.00 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 $25.0K, with a price of $251.0 per contract. There were 9552 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 567 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For GOOG GOOG, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 22 day(s) on September 29, 2023. This event was a transfer of 166 contract(s) at a $136.00 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 $49.4K, with a price of $298.0 per contract. There were 102 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 245 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For GOOGL GOOGL, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 288 day(s) on June 21, 2024. This event was a transfer of 18 contract(s) at a $137.50 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 $28.7K, with a price of $1598.0 per contract. There were 2288 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 219 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For BILI BILI, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 498 day(s) on January 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $17.50 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 $60.0K, with a price of $600.0 per contract. There were 314 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 130 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For TTD TTD, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 8 day(s) on September 15, 2023. This event was a transfer of 68 contract(s) at a $75.00 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 $64.0K, with a price of $944.0 per contract. There were 1338 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 79 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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