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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 09/17/21 | $14.00 | $145.5K | 89.5K | 7.8K |
| EXPE | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 08/20/21 | $160.00 | $1.1 million | 19.3K | 4.0K |
| TAL | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 08/20/21 | $17.50 | $33.0K | 52.0K | 3.6K |
| TSLA | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 07/30/21 | $650.00 | $580.5K | 9.9K | 3.5K |
| LVS | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 07/23/21 | $48.00 | $273.0K | 649 | 2.7K |
| CCL | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/21/22 | $20.00 | $86.0K | 67.3K | 2.6K |
| VUZI | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 08/20/21 | $15.00 | $30.0K | 3.3K | 1.6K |
| HD | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 07/23/21 | $327.50 | $34.4K | 1.9K | 1.3K |
| FTCH | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/21/22 | $40.00 | $418.0K | 1.9K | 1.1K |
| FUV | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 08/20/21 | $17.50 | $65.0K | 5.2K | 1.0K |
Explanation
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.
• Regarding F (NYSE:F), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 59 day(s) on September 17, 2021. Parties traded 1733 contract(s) at a $14.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 36 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $145.5K, with a price of $84.0 per contract. There were 89561 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 7894 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For EXPE (NASDAQ:EXPE), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 31 day(s) on August 20, 2021. This event was a transfer of 1800 contract(s) at a $160.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $1.1 million, with a price of $650.0 per contract. There were 19354 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4086 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For TAL (NYSE:TAL), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 31 day(s) on August 20, 2021. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $17.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 17 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.0K, with a price of $165.0 per contract. There were 52043 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3696 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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