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 | TRADE | BEARISH | 08/08/25 | $320.00 | $38.7K | 25.5K | 95.9K |
AMZN | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 08/08/25 | $220.00 | $27.3K | 24.7K | 69.0K |
LCID | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 08/15/25 | $2.00 | $76.0K | 64.4K | 23.3K |
BABA | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 09/19/25 | $130.00 | $29.8K | 18.0K | 5.5K |
DASH | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 09/19/25 | $220.00 | $294.0K | 474 | 753 |
JD | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 08/08/25 | $30.00 | $27.8K | 752 | 413 |
PDD | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 09/19/25 | $115.00 | $33.5K | 5.7K | 305 |
DPZ | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 08/15/25 | $460.00 | $28.9K | 728 | 243 |
HD | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 06/18/26 | $350.00 | $33.5K | 256 | 64 |
CVNA | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 02/20/26 | $330.00 | $35.4K | 78 | 51 |
Explanation
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.
• For TSLA TSLA, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 2 day(s) on August 8, 2025. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $320.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $38.7K, with a price of $387.0 per contract. There were 25569 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 95965 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For AMZN AMZN, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 2 day(s) on August 8, 2025. This event was a transfer of 103 contract(s) at a $220.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.3K, with a price of $267.0 per contract. There were 24762 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 69049 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For LCID LCID, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 9 day(s) on August 15, 2025. This event was a transfer of 19000 contract(s) at a $2.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $76.0K, with a price of $4.0 per contract. There were 64458 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 23381 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For BABA BABA, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 44 day(s) on September 19, 2025. This event was a transfer of 78 contract(s) at a $130.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.8K, with a price of $385.0 per contract. There were 18042 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5599 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding DASH DASH, we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 44 day(s) on September 19, 2025. Parties traded 700 contract(s) at a $220.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $294.0K, with a price of $420.0 per contract. There were 474 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 753 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding JD JD, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on August 8, 2025. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $30.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 19 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.8K, with a price of $139.0 per contract. There were 752 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 413 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding PDD PDD, we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 44 day(s) on September 19, 2025. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $115.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.5K, with a price of $670.0 per contract. There were 5725 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 305 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For DPZ DPZ, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 9 day(s) on August 15, 2025. This event was a transfer of 17 contract(s) at a $460.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 8 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.9K, with a price of $1700.0 per contract. There were 728 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 243 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding HD HD, we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 316 day(s) on June 18, 2026. Parties traded 20 contract(s) at a $350.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.5K, with a price of $1675.0 per contract. There were 256 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 64 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding CVNA CVNA, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 198 day(s) on February 20, 2026. Parties traded 5 contract(s) at a $330.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.4K, with a price of $7080.0 per contract. There were 78 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 51 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 news on unusual options activity.
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