10 Communication Services Stocks With Whale Alerts In Today's Session

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.

Below are some instances of options activity happening in the Communication Services sector:

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• For META META, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 7 day(s) on August 5, 2022. This event was a transfer of 198 contract(s) at a $155.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $47.1K, with a price of $238.0 per contract. There were 2973 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 10538 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For WBD WBD, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, is expiring today. Parties traded 12500 contract(s) at a $15.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $50.0K, with a price of $4.0 per contract. There were 27327 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2181 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CMCSA CMCSA, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 175 day(s) on January 20, 2023. This event was a transfer of 1376 contract(s) at a $42.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $148.6K, with a price of $108.0 per contract. There were 25469 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2084 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For T T, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 84 day(s) on October 21, 2022. This event was a transfer of 1000 contract(s) at a $18.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 27 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $59.0K, with a price of $59.0 per contract. There were 3079 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2047 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For TWTR TWTR, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 49 day(s) on September 16, 2022. This event was a transfer of 269 contract(s) at a $38.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 31 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $37.6K, with a price of $140.0 per contract. There were 3428 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 683 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding GOOGL GOOGL, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 21 day(s) on August 19, 2022. Parties traded 214 contract(s) at a $114.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 11 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $81.3K, with a price of $380.0 per contract. There were 13439 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 578 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding DISH DISH, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 49 day(s) on September 16, 2022. Parties traded 439 contract(s) at a $17.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 32 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $72.4K, with a price of $165.0 per contract. There were 1254 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 515 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MTCH MTCH, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 539 day(s) on January 19, 2024. Parties traded 461 contract(s) at a $110.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 26 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $306.7K, with a price of $665.0 per contract. There were 2407 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 461 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding PINS PINS, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 49 day(s) on September 16, 2022. Parties traded 250 contract(s) at a $17.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $37.5K, with a price of $150.0 per contract. There were 4233 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 324 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For NFLX NFLX, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 49 day(s) on September 16, 2022. This event was a transfer of 28 contract(s) at a $220.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 14 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.1K, with a price of $1185.0 per contract. There were 5035 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 149 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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