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.
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 | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/10/25 | $400.00 | $31.6K | 14.3K | 55.6K |
| GME | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/17/25 | $30.00 | $29.6K | 28.6K | 1.2K |
| AMZN | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 02/21/25 | $230.00 | $31.9K | 19.4K | 1.2K |
| PDD | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 04/17/25 | $70.00 | $38.4K | 1.2K | 536 |
| ETSY | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/20/25 | $50.00 | $199.2K | 1.1K | 401 |
| BABA | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/15/27 | $75.00 | $50.1K | 1.1K | 23 |
| BKNG | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/17/25 | $4550.00 | $30.0K | 484 | 9 |
| MELI | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/16/26 | $1920.00 | $32.2K | 113 | 2 |
Explanation
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.
• Regarding TSLA TSLA, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on January 10, 2025. Parties traded 79 contract(s) at a $400.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 75 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.6K, with a price of $400.0 per contract. There were 14336 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 55678 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding GME GME, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 9 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 79 contract(s) at a $30.00 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 $29.6K, with a price of $375.0 per contract. There were 28618 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1248 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding AMZN AMZN, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 44 day(s) on February 21, 2025. Parties traded 42 contract(s) at a $230.00 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 $31.9K, with a price of $760.0 per contract. There were 19403 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1204 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding PDD PDD, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 99 day(s) on April 17, 2025. Parties traded 534 contract(s) at a $70.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 35 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $38.4K, with a price of $72.0 per contract. There were 1263 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 536 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding ETSY ETSY, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 163 day(s) on June 20, 2025. Parties traded 240 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 $199.2K, with a price of $830.0 per contract. There were 1162 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 401 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For BABA BABA, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 737 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 21 contract(s) at a $75.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $50.1K, with a price of $2390.0 per contract. There were 1182 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 23 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding BKNG BKNG, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 9 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 1 contract(s) at a $4550.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.0K, with a price of $30000.0 per contract. There were 484 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 9 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For MELI MELI, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 373 day(s) on January 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 1 contract(s) at a $1920.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.2K, with a price of $32280.0 per contract. There were 113 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2 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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