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 | 09/27/24 | $255.00 | $31.8K | 17.3K | 64.6K |
| NCLH | PUT | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 10/04/24 | $19.50 | $26.4K | 8.2K | 8.5K |
| BABA | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 12/20/24 | $105.00 | $27.2K | 9.8K | 4.7K |
| WYNN | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 10/18/24 | $90.00 | $72.0K | 5.9K | 3.4K |
| AMZN | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 10/18/24 | $185.00 | $48.6K | 10.4K | 1.8K |
| LI | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 11/15/24 | $26.00 | $64.0K | 214 | 1.4K |
| PDD | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 10/25/24 | $130.00 | $90.0K | 755 | 1.0K |
| JD | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 11/01/24 | $33.00 | $27.4K | 192 | 237 |
| SBUX | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 12/20/24 | $100.00 | $41.8K | 4.4K | 175 |
| CROX | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 03/21/25 | $175.00 | $96.7K | 163 | 142 |
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 bearish, expiring in 1 day(s) on September 27, 2024. This event was a transfer of 163 contract(s) at a $255.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 24 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.8K, with a price of $195.0 per contract. There were 17382 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 64692 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For NCLH (NYSE:NCLH), we notice a put option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 8 day(s) on October 4, 2024. This event was a transfer of 2200 contract(s) at a $19.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.4K, with a price of $12.0 per contract. There were 8278 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 8532 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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