10 Consumer Discretionary 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 often look for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges away from its normal worth. Abnormal amounts of trading activity could push option prices to hyperbolic or underperforming levels.

Below are some instances of options activity happening in the Consumer Discretionary sector:

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• Regarding TSLA TSLA, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on May 5, 2023. Parties traded 102 contract(s) at a $160.00 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 $26.8K, with a price of $264.0 per contract. There were 16348 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 78667 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For W W, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 3 day(s) on May 5, 2023. This event was a transfer of 543 contract(s) at a $40.00 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 $38.2K, with a price of $71.0 per contract. There were 1157 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5026 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For QS QS, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 45 day(s) on June 16, 2023. This event was a transfer of 1000 contract(s) at a $7.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.0K, with a price of $34.0 per contract. There were 120 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1036 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding F F, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 136 day(s) on September 15, 2023. Parties traded 975 contract(s) at a $11.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 10 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $75.0K, with a price of $77.0 per contract. There were 11367 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 987 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding LI LI, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 262 day(s) on January 19, 2024. Parties traded 224 contract(s) at a $28.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $56.2K, with a price of $251.0 per contract. There were 6693 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 800 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For LEN LEN, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 45 day(s) on June 16, 2023. This event was a transfer of 616 contract(s) at a $90.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $1.4 million, with a price of $2280.0 per contract. There were 337 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 616 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SBUX SBUX, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 80 day(s) on July 21, 2023. Parties traded 122 contract(s) at a $120.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 10 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.7K, with a price of $285.0 per contract. There were 4134 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 418 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding NKE NKE, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 17 day(s) on May 19, 2023. Parties traded 84 contract(s) at a $127.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.1K, with a price of $299.0 per contract. There were 701 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 201 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CHGG CHGG, we observe a put option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 45 day(s) on June 16, 2023. Parties traded 40 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 $34.2K, with a price of $855.0 per contract. There were 880 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 188 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MCD MCD, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 10 day(s) on May 12, 2023. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $300.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 16 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.0K, with a price of $340.0 per contract. There were 89 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 157 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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