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 will search for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges heavily from its normal worth. High amounts of trading activity could push option prices to exaggerated or underestimated 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TSLA | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 02/16/24 | $185.00 | $42.2K | 30.7K | 56.0K |
DKNG | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 02/23/24 | $47.00 | $27.7K | 493 | 7.7K |
NIO | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 06/21/24 | $5.00 | $236.0K | 45.8K | 4.1K |
PDD | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 04/19/24 | $145.00 | $54.5K | 4.1K | 2.0K |
AMZN | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 04/19/24 | $165.00 | $45.4K | 4.1K | 1.3K |
BABA | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 04/19/24 | $90.00 | $32.4K | 19.8K | 939 |
SHCO | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/21/24 | $7.50 | $37.7K | 1.5K | 705 |
HAS | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 03/15/24 | $47.50 | $34.5K | 467 | 276 |
HRB | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 04/19/24 | $46.00 | $31.8K | 119 | 217 |
GCT | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 07/19/24 | $30.00 | $26.7K | 528 | 166 |
Explanation
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.
• Regarding TSLA TSLA, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on February 16, 2024. Parties traded 103 contract(s) at a $185.00 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 $42.2K, with a price of $410.0 per contract. There were 30751 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 56031 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding DKNG DKNG, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 10 day(s) on February 23, 2024. Parties traded 186 contract(s) at a $47.00 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 $27.7K, with a price of $149.0 per contract. There were 493 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 7777 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For NIO NIO, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 129 day(s) on June 21, 2024. This event was a transfer of 4000 contract(s) at a $5.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $236.0K, with a price of $59.0 per contract. There were 45835 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4101 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For PDD PDD, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 66 day(s) on April 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $145.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $54.5K, with a price of $545.0 per contract. There were 4158 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2029 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding AMZN AMZN, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 66 day(s) on April 19, 2024. Parties traded 93 contract(s) at a $165.00 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 $45.4K, with a price of $487.0 per contract. There were 4168 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1302 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding BABA BABA, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 66 day(s) on April 19, 2024. Parties traded 500 contract(s) at a $90.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 27 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.4K, with a price of $65.0 per contract. There were 19884 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 939 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding SHCO SHCO, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 129 day(s) on June 21, 2024. Parties traded 686 contract(s) at a $7.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 29 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $37.7K, with a price of $55.0 per contract. There were 1597 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 705 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For HAS HAS, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 31 day(s) on March 15, 2024. This event was a transfer of 300 contract(s) at a $47.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 23 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.5K, with a price of $115.0 per contract. There were 467 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 276 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For HRB HRB, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 66 day(s) on April 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 212 contract(s) at a $46.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 21 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.8K, with a price of $150.0 per contract. There were 119 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 217 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding GCT GCT, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 157 day(s) on July 19, 2024. Parties traded 30 contract(s) at a $30.00 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 $26.7K, with a price of $890.0 per contract. There were 528 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 166 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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