10 Communication Services 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 AMC AMC, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on September 15, 2023. Parties traded 150 contract(s) at a $10.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 12 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.0K, with a price of $187.0 per contract. There were 33926 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 30975 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding NFLX NFLX, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on September 15, 2023. Parties traded 226 contract(s) at a $415.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 27 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $65.1K, with a price of $288.0 per contract. There were 4993 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 12515 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding VZ VZ, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 44 day(s) on October 27, 2023. Parties traded 860 contract(s) at a $32.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 18 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $40.4K, with a price of $47.0 per contract. There were 374 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3833 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For META META, we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 9 day(s) on September 22, 2023. This event was a transfer of 50 contract(s) at a $305.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.7K, with a price of $675.0 per contract. There were 2593 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1620 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding GOOGL GOOGL, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 37 day(s) on October 20, 2023. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $140.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.4K, with a price of $264.0 per contract. There were 25395 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1395 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For DIS DIS, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 128 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 136 contract(s) at a $95.00 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 $27.7K, with a price of $204.0 per contract. There were 24162 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 499 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SE SE, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 282 day(s) on June 21, 2024. This event was a transfer of 212 contract(s) at a $40.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 9 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $172.7K, with a price of $815.0 per contract. There were 2581 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 230 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ROKU ROKU, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 16 day(s) on September 29, 2023. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $80.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.7K, with a price of $347.0 per contract. There were 494 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 206 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding WBD WBD, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 492 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 145 contract(s) at a $12.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.2K, with a price of $236.0 per contract. There were 13633 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 188 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding TTD TTD, we observe a put option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 37 day(s) on October 20, 2023. Parties traded 55 contract(s) at a $90.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.0K, with a price of $600.0 per contract. There were 781 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 55 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 news on unusual options activity.

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