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 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.

Below are some instances of options activity happening in the Communication Services sector:

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• Regarding META META, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on May 10, 2024. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $475.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.8K, with a price of $318.0 per contract. There were 3431 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 27060 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CHTR CHTR, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 9 day(s) on May 17, 2024. Parties traded 88 contract(s) at a $290.00 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 $36.0K, with a price of $410.0 per contract. There were 699 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1647 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SNAP SNAP, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 100 day(s) on August 16, 2024. This event was a transfer of 428 contract(s) at a $17.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $94.5K, with a price of $221.0 per contract. There were 3227 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1404 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CDLX CDLX, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 9 day(s) on May 17, 2024. Parties traded 199 contract(s) at a $12.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $59.7K, with a price of $300.0 per contract. There were 658 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 219 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For DJT DJT, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 44 day(s) on June 21, 2024. This event was a transfer of 12 contract(s) at a $60.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.3K, with a price of $2780.0 per contract. There were 891 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 161 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For BILI BILI, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 618 day(s) on January 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $17.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $42.5K, with a price of $425.0 per contract. There were 1336 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 100 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For RBLX RBLX, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 37 day(s) on June 14, 2024. This event was a transfer of 500 contract(s) at a $50.00 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 $26.3K, with a price of $53.0 per contract. There were 12 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 66 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For GOOGL GOOGL, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 317 day(s) on March 21, 2025. This event was a transfer of 14 contract(s) at a $210.00 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 $58.6K, with a price of $4190.0 per contract. There were 0 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 54 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For TRIP TRIP, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 44 day(s) on June 21, 2024. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $23.00 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 $46.2K, with a price of $462.0 per contract. There were 401 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 46 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For GOOG GOOG, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 72 day(s) on July 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 400 contract(s) at a $155.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $68.8K, with a price of $172.0 per contract. There were 3660 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 34 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.

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