10 Consumer Discretionary 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.

Below are some instances of options activity happening in the Consumer Discretionary sector:

Explanation

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

• For TSLA TSLA, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 2 day(s) on July 5, 2024. This event was a transfer of 146 contract(s) at a $250.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $40.9K, with a price of $277.0 per contract. There were 21826 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 243517 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding GM GM, we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 9 day(s) on July 12, 2024. Parties traded 432 contract(s) at a $47.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.0K, with a price of $58.0 per contract. There were 572 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2886 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ZK ZK, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 16 day(s) on July 19, 2024. Parties traded 500 contract(s) at a $22.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.5K, with a price of $55.0 per contract. There were 394 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2025 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding JD JD, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 107 day(s) on October 18, 2024. Parties traded 2217 contract(s) at a $34.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 24 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $1.6 million, with a price of $730.0 per contract. There were 275 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1334 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AMZN AMZN, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 23 day(s) on July 26, 2024. Parties traded 160 contract(s) at a $190.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $180.1K, with a price of $1126.0 per contract. There were 2772 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 822 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CMG CMG, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 23 day(s) on July 26, 2024. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $62.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.5K, with a price of $265.0 per contract. There were 1195 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 700 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding RIVN RIVN, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 170 day(s) on December 20, 2024. Parties traded 161 contract(s) at a $19.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 8 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.7K, with a price of $160.0 per contract. There were 1443 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 413 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ABNB ABNB, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 9 day(s) on July 12, 2024. Parties traded 183 contract(s) at a $152.50 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 $39.8K, with a price of $218.0 per contract. There were 327 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 122 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For HZO HZO, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 107 day(s) on October 18, 2024. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $25.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $68.0K, with a price of $680.0 per contract. There were 138 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 100 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MMYT MMYT, we observe a call option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 135 day(s) on November 15, 2024. Parties traded 30 contract(s) at a $90.00 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 $31.8K, with a price of $1060.0 per contract. There were 218 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 32 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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