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 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 Consumer Discretionary sector:

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• For TSLA TSLA, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 4 day(s) on August 16, 2024. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $195.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $72.0K, with a price of $360.0 per contract. There were 10083 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 36323 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For JD JD, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 158 day(s) on January 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 550 contract(s) at a $32.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $57.7K, with a price of $105.0 per contract. There were 16537 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 605 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For BABA BABA, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 67 day(s) on October 18, 2024. This event was a transfer of 132 contract(s) at a $90.00 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 $26.0K, with a price of $197.0 per contract. There were 6235 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 593 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding PDD PDD, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on August 16, 2024. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $150.00 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 $158.1K, with a price of $798.0 per contract. There were 850 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 403 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding QS QS, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 312 day(s) on June 20, 2025. Parties traded 359 contract(s) at a $7.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $82.6K, with a price of $230.0 per contract. There were 113 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 382 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ETSY ETSY, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 221 day(s) on March 21, 2025. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $55.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $158.0K, with a price of $790.0 per contract. There were 512 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 285 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For VFC VFC, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 158 day(s) on January 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 215 contract(s) at a $17.50 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 $54.1K, with a price of $251.0 per contract. There were 5477 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 217 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding WYNN WYNN, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 95 day(s) on November 15, 2024. Parties traded 199 contract(s) at a $85.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $36.6K, with a price of $184.0 per contract. There were 333 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 204 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CMG CMG, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 522 day(s) on January 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $49.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 16 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $100.0K, with a price of $500.0 per contract. There were 657 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 200 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ABNB ABNB, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 221 day(s) on March 21, 2025. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $85.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.4K, with a price of $264.0 per contract. There were 193 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 105 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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