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 | BULLISH | 02/09/24 | $185.00 | $26.5K | 25.1K | 94.6K |
| F | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 09/20/24 | $9.00 | $28.1K | 841 | 9.2K |
| YUMC | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 02/16/24 | $40.00 | $95.5K | 1.3K | 2.3K |
| GM | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 03/15/24 | $37.00 | $67.2K | 11.1K | 1.0K |
| CVNA | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 02/16/24 | $43.00 | $116.5K | 131 | 1.0K |
| EBAY | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/21/24 | $40.00 | $58.4K | 2.5K | 1.0K |
| JD | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 03/15/24 | $25.00 | $26.7K | 18.6K | 1.0K |
| NKE | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 06/21/24 | $105.00 | $61.6K | 4.2K | 656 |
| AMZN | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 07/19/24 | $170.00 | $25.5K | 856 | 560 |
| LVS | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 04/19/24 | $57.50 | $46.3K | 462 | 434 |
Explanation
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.
• For TSLA (NASDAQ:TSLA), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 3 day(s) on February 9, 2024. This event was a transfer of 99 contract(s) at a $185.00 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 $26.5K, with a price of $268.0 per contract. There were 25160 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 94691 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding F (NYSE:F), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 227 day(s) on September 20, 2024. Parties traded 1000 contract(s) at a $9.00 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 $28.1K, with a price of $28.0 per contract. There were 841 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 9245 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding YUMC (NYSE:YUMC), we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 10 day(s) on February 16, 2024. Parties traded 1470 contract(s) at a $40.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $95.5K, with a price of $65.0 per contract. There were 1358 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2341 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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