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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GOOGL | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 09/22/23 | $136.00 | $60.5K | 5.5K | 22.4K |
PINS | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 09/22/23 | $27.00 | $41.9K | 2.7K | 15.7K |
AMC | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/29/23 | $9.00 | $34.2K | 3.8K | 13.9K |
META | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/22/23 | $307.50 | $42.0K | 4.7K | 9.8K |
RBLX | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 11/17/23 | $27.50 | $36.3K | 1.4K | 5.6K |
DIS | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 09/22/23 | $82.00 | $25.0K | 6.0K | 2.9K |
CNK | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/19/24 | $16.00 | $88.3K | 656 | 2.1K |
NFLX | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 09/22/23 | $392.50 | $71.8K | 1.3K | 1.9K |
T | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/19/24 | $14.00 | $37.0K | 10.7K | 721 |
GETY | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/19/24 | $7.50 | $86.1K | 100 | 421 |
Explanation
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.
• Regarding GOOGL GOOGL, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on September 22, 2023. Parties traded 500 contract(s) at a $136.00 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 $60.5K, with a price of $121.0 per contract. There were 5566 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 22489 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For PINS PINS, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 2 day(s) on September 22, 2023. This event was a transfer of 2006 contract(s) at a $27.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 53 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $41.9K, with a price of $20.0 per contract. There were 2794 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 15775 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For AMC AMC, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 9 day(s) on September 29, 2023. This event was a transfer of 759 contract(s) at a $9.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 11 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.2K, with a price of $45.0 per contract. There were 3888 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 13948 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For META META, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 2 day(s) on September 22, 2023. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $307.50 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 $42.0K, with a price of $210.0 per contract. There were 4756 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 9836 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding RBLX RBLX, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 58 day(s) on November 17, 2023. Parties traded 149 contract(s) at a $27.50 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 $36.3K, with a price of $244.0 per contract. There were 1467 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5661 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding DIS DIS, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on September 22, 2023. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $82.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.0K, with a price of $125.0 per contract. There were 6017 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2951 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For CNK CNK, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 121 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 841 contract(s) at a $16.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 37 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $88.3K, with a price of $105.0 per contract. There were 656 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2111 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For NFLX NFLX, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 2 day(s) on September 22, 2023. This event was a transfer of 160 contract(s) at a $392.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $71.8K, with a price of $449.0 per contract. There were 1317 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1995 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For T T, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 121 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $14.00 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 $37.0K, with a price of $185.0 per contract. There were 10747 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 721 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For GETY GETY, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 121 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 420 contract(s) at a $7.50 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 $86.1K, with a price of $205.0 per contract. There were 100 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 421 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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