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 will search for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges heavily from its normal worth. High amounts of trading activity could push option prices to exaggerated or underestimated levels.

Here's the list of options activity happening in today's session:

Explanation

These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.

• For TSLA (NASDAQ:TSLA), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, is expiring today. Parties traded 988 contract(s) at a $450.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 18 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $68.1K, with a price of $67.0 per contract. There were 22785 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 248021 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AMZN (NASDAQ:AMZN), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 210 day(s) on August 21, 2026. Parties traded 598 contract(s) at a $295.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 37 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $544.2K, with a price of $910.0 per contract. There were 345 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3695 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding BABA (NYSE:BABA), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on January 30, 2026. Parties traded 936 contract(s) at a $190.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 39 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $77.5K, with a price of $83.0 per contract. There were 9492 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3694 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For JD (NASDAQ:JD), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 28 day(s) on February 20, 2026. This event was a transfer of 1194 contract(s) at a $30.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 12 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $122.9K, with a price of $103.0 per contract. There were 11720 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2333 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For GME (NYSE:GME), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 7 day(s) on January 30, 2026. This event was a transfer of 185 contract(s) at a $21.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.2K, with a price of $185.0 per contract. There were 9559 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1225 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For RIVN (NASDAQ:RIVN), we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 146 day(s) on June 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $17.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $46.8K, with a price of $234.0 per contract. There were 20899 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 269 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For DASH (NASDAQ:DASH), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 56 day(s) on March 20, 2026. This event was a transfer of 58 contract(s) at a $240.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.6K, with a price of $615.0 per contract. There were 1237 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 71 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For LOW (NYSE:LOW), we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 357 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 24 contract(s) at a $240.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $126.6K, with a price of $5275.0 per contract. There were 137 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 55 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For BKNG (NASDAQ:BKNG), we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 28 day(s) on February 20, 2026. This event was a transfer of 1 contract(s) at a $4750.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $44.0K, with a price of $44040.0 per contract. There were 31 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 20 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CVNA (NYSE:CVNA), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 357 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 5 contract(s) at a $460.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $61.3K, with a price of $12275.0 per contract. There were 58 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 6 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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