This unusual options alert can help traders track potentially big trading opportunities. Traders often look for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges away from its normal worth. Unusual trading activity could push option prices to hyperbolic or underperforming levels.
Here's the list of some unusual options activity happening in today's session:
Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
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SPCE | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 12/18/20 | $28.00 | $74.5K | 14.7K | 6.4K |
GE | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 03/19/21 | $10.00 | $26.6K | 47.5K | 3.3K |
SPR | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 12/18/20 | $40.00 | $57.5K | 17.2K | 1.6K |
LYFT | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 12/18/20 | $37.50 | $450.0K | 10.9K | 1.5K |
AAL | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 12/11/20 | $14.50 | $26.4K | 663 | 795 |
WPRT | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 04/16/21 | $4.00 | $60.0K | 1.5K | 540 |
BA | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/18/21 | $350.00 | $154.8K | 3.4K | 302 |
Explanation
These itemized elaboration has been created using the accompanying table.
• Regarding SPCE SPCE, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 23 day(s) on December 18, 2020. A trader bought 320 contract(s) at a $28.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The trader or institution spent $74.5K on this trade with a price of $233.0 per contract. There were 14720 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 6460 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For GE GE, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 114 day(s) on March 19, 2021. A trader bought 200 contract(s) at a $10.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The trader or institution spent $26.6K on this trade with a price of $133.0 per contract. There were 47579 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3360 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For SPR SPR, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 23 day(s) on December 18, 2020. A trader bought 500 contract(s) at a $40.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The trader or institution spent $57.5K on this trade with a price of $115.0 per contract. There were 17218 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1605 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For LYFT LYFT, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 23 day(s) on December 18, 2020. A trader bought 1500 contract(s) at a $37.50 strike. The trader or institution spent $450.0K on this trade with a price of $300.0 per contract. There were 10935 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1500 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding AAL AAL, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 16 day(s) on December 11, 2020. A trader bought 383 contract(s) at a $14.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 19 different trades to become filled. The trader or institution spent $26.4K on this trade with a price of $69.0 per contract. There were 663 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 795 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For WPRT WPRT, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 142 day(s) on April 16, 2021. A trader bought 500 contract(s) at a $4.00 strike. The trader or institution spent $60.0K on this trade with a price of $120.0 per contract. There were 1597 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 540 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For BA BA, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 205 day(s) on June 18, 2021. A trader bought 267 contract(s) at a $350.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 23 different trades to become filled. The trader or institution spent $154.8K on this trade with a price of $580.0 per contract. There were 3424 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 302 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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