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 bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.

• Regarding META META, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on October 20, 2023. Parties traded 60 contract(s) at a $322.50 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 $27.0K, with a price of $450.0 per contract. There were 7531 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 9821 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SIRI SIRI, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 59 day(s) on December 15, 2023. Parties traded 4800 contract(s) at a $6.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $129.6K, with a price of $27.0 per contract. There were 7172 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4810 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding DIS DIS, we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 31 day(s) on November 17, 2023. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $90.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $109.0K, with a price of $545.0 per contract. There were 10443 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2411 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For GOOGL GOOGL, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 94 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 55 contract(s) at a $145.00 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 $53.6K, with a price of $975.0 per contract. There were 437 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1158 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding PARA PARA, we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 150 day(s) on March 15, 2024. Parties traded 892 contract(s) at a $12.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $139.1K, with a price of $156.0 per contract. There were 5293 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1031 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For NFLX NFLX, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 3 day(s) on October 20, 2023. This event was a transfer of 50 contract(s) at a $380.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.0K, with a price of $600.0 per contract. There were 2692 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 761 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MTCH MTCH, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 17 day(s) on November 3, 2023. This event was a transfer of 408 contract(s) at a $37.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 25 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $84.3K, with a price of $207.0 per contract. There were 92 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 648 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SNAP SNAP, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 185 day(s) on April 19, 2024. Parties traded 231 contract(s) at a $11.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 17 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $56.3K, with a price of $244.0 per contract. There were 92 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 191 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For GOOG GOOG, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 150 day(s) on March 15, 2024. This event was a transfer of 130 contract(s) at a $140.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $169.0K, with a price of $1300.0 per contract. There were 2860 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 170 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For NXST NXST, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 59 day(s) on December 15, 2023. This event was a transfer of 125 contract(s) at a $150.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 15 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $100.0K, with a price of $800.0 per contract. There were 1110 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 128 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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