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:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOOG | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/21/28 | $280.00 | $1.6 million | 825 | 407 |
| ASTS | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/21/28 | $150.00 | $27.2K | 6.4K | 57 |
| META | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/21/28 | $400.00 | $40.8K | 448 | 19 |
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOOG | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/21/28 | $280.00 | $1.6 million | 825 | 407 |
| ASTS | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/21/28 | $150.00 | $27.2K | 6.4K | 57 |
| META | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/21/28 | $400.00 | $40.8K | 448 | 19 |
Explanation
These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.
• Regarding GOOG (NASDAQ:GOOG), we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 462 day(s) on January 21, 2028. Parties traded 405 contract(s) at a $280.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $1.6 million, with a price of $4044.0 per contract. There were 825 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 407 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding ASTS (NASDAQ:ASTS), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 462 day(s) on January 21, 2028. Parties traded 10 contract(s) at a $150.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.2K, with a price of $2725.0 per contract. There were 6441 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 57 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding META (NASDAQ:META), we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 462 day(s) on January 21, 2028. Parties traded 16 contract(s) at a $400.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $40.8K, with a price of $2555.0 per contract. There were 448 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 19 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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