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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMC | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/29/21 | $9.00 | $92.2K | 44.2K | 32.6K |
| PINS | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 02/19/21 | $70.00 | $597.8K | 18.5K | 8.4K |
| FB | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 02/05/21 | $280.00 | $263.6K | 6.0K | 6.5K |
| NFLX | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/29/21 | $560.00 | $75.1K | 2.5K | 5.4K |
| DIS | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/29/21 | $172.50 | $30.4K | 3.6K | 5.3K |
| GOGO | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 05/21/21 | $15.00 | $68.6K | 7.2K | 2.6K |
| DISH | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/18/21 | $37.50 | $428.1K | 595 | 1.6K |
| ANGI | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 02/19/21 | $17.50 | $29.4K | 15.1K | 1.0K |
| TWTR | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/18/21 | $65.00 | $163.8K | 8.3K | 506 |
| SNAP | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 03/19/21 | $80.00 | $39.0K | 648 | 162 |
Explanation
These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.
• For AMC (NYSE:AMC), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 1 day(s) on January 29, 2021. A trader bought 301 contract(s) at a $9.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 21 different trades to become filled. The trader or institution spent $92.2K on this trade with a price of $305.0 per contract. There were 44260 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 32680 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding PINS (NYSE:PINS), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 22 day(s) on February 19, 2021. A trader bought 980 contract(s) at a $70.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The trader or institution spent $597.8K on this trade with a price of $610.0 per contract. There were 18504 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 8485 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For FB (NASDAQ:FB), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 8 day(s) on February 5, 2021. A trader bought 512 contract(s) at a $280.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 39 different trades to become filled. The trader or institution spent $263.6K on this trade with a price of $515.0 per contract. There were 6089 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 6522 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 about unusual options activity.
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