10 Consumer Discretionary Stocks Whale Activity 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.

Here's the list of options activity happening in today's session:

Explanation

These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.

• For TSLA TSLA, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 2 day(s) on September 1, 2023. This event was a transfer of 88 contract(s) at a $260.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.4K, with a price of $335.0 per contract. There were 22018 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 118464 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For GM GM, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 142 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 1500 contract(s) at a $29.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 25 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $140.7K, with a price of $93.0 per contract. There were 2513 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3436 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CVNA CVNA, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 16 day(s) on September 15, 2023. Parties traded 81 contract(s) at a $50.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $37.2K, with a price of $460.0 per contract. There were 4524 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1474 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding VRA VRA, we observe a call option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 79 day(s) on November 17, 2023. Parties traded 586 contract(s) at a $7.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.5K, with a price of $60.0 per contract. There were 3432 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 786 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding FIVE FIVE, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on September 1, 2023. Parties traded 388 contract(s) at a $165.00 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 $33.5K, with a price of $85.0 per contract. There were 63 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 541 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding BBY BBY, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 16 day(s) on September 15, 2023. Parties traded 300 contract(s) at a $75.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $60.6K, with a price of $202.0 per contract. There were 760 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 446 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding PVH PVH, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 16 day(s) on September 15, 2023. Parties traded 148 contract(s) at a $80.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $71.0K, with a price of $480.0 per contract. There were 506 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 317 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding BOWL BOWL, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 170 day(s) on February 16, 2024. Parties traded 300 contract(s) at a $12.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 22 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.5K, with a price of $115.0 per contract. There were 225 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 300 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For DASH DASH, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 506 day(s) on January 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 138 contract(s) at a $85.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $268.4K, with a price of $1945.0 per contract. There were 277 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 138 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For HD HD, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 16 day(s) on September 15, 2023. This event was a transfer of 23 contract(s) at a $320.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.6K, with a price of $1291.0 per contract. There were 2942 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 133 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.

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