6 Communication Services Stocks With Whale Alerts 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.

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
FOXA CALL SWEEP BULLISH 07/19/24 $30.00 $118.4K 392 1.8K
GOOG PUT SWEEP BULLISH 12/20/24 $120.00 $41.9K 1.1K 277
BIDU CALL TRADE BEARISH 03/15/24 $97.00 $25.6K 14 208
NFLX CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 04/19/24 $605.00 $33.0K 315 108
SE CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/17/25 $70.00 $61.9K 6.9K 68
DIS CALL SWEEP BULLISH 03/21/25 $85.00 $64.2K 25 27

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• For FOXA FOXA, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 134 day(s) on July 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 846 contract(s) at a $30.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 16 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $118.4K, with a price of $140.0 per contract. There were 392 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1888 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding GOOG GOOG, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 288 day(s) on December 20, 2024. Parties traded 73 contract(s) at a $120.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 15 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $41.9K, with a price of $575.0 per contract. There were 1193 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 277 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For BIDU BIDU, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 8 day(s) on March 15, 2024. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $97.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.6K, with a price of $256.0 per contract. There were 14 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 208 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding NFLX NFLX, we observe a call option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 43 day(s) on April 19, 2024. Parties traded 10 contract(s) at a $605.00 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 $33.0K, with a price of $3304.0 per contract. There were 315 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 108 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SE SE, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 316 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 61 contract(s) at a $70.00 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 $61.9K, with a price of $1015.0 per contract. There were 6918 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 68 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For DIS DIS, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 379 day(s) on March 21, 2025. This event was a transfer of 21 contract(s) at a $85.00 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 $64.2K, with a price of $3060.0 per contract. There were 25 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 27 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.

This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

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