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.

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.

• Regarding TSLA (NASDAQ:TSLA), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on July 19, 2024. Parties traded 350 contract(s) at a $257.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 21 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $94.5K, with a price of $270.0 per contract. There were 10269 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 49735 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding F (NYSE:F), we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 29 day(s) on August 16, 2024. Parties traded 717 contract(s) at a $14.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.8K, with a price of $36.0 per contract. There were 5260 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 36524 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AMZN (NASDAQ:AMZN), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 29 day(s) on August 16, 2024. Parties traded 78 contract(s) at a $190.00 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 $53.8K, with a price of $690.0 per contract. There were 33464 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5789 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For NKE (NYSE:NKE), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 64 day(s) on September 20, 2024. This event was a transfer of 130 contract(s) at a $75.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.5K, with a price of $235.0 per contract. There were 13035 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4720 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For DASH (NASDAQ:DASH), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 15 day(s) on August 2, 2024. This event was a transfer of 110 contract(s) at a $110.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.0K, with a price of $291.0 per contract. There were 132 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3374 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For BABA (NYSE:BABA), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 8 day(s) on July 26, 2024. This event was a transfer of 1500 contract(s) at a $78.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $168.0K, with a price of $112.0 per contract. There were 2789 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2264 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CMG (NYSE:CMG), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 337 day(s) on June 20, 2025. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $56.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $78.0K, with a price of $780.0 per contract. There were 3145 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 855 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding WHR (NYSE:WHR), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 29 day(s) on August 16, 2024. Parties traded 150 contract(s) at a $95.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 9 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.5K, with a price of $190.0 per contract. There were 1010 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 637 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding PDD (NASDAQ:PDD), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 15 day(s) on August 2, 2024. Parties traded 999 contract(s) at a $148.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $37.9K, with a price of $38.0 per contract. There were 3147 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 101 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For TOL (NYSE:TOL), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 155 day(s) on December 20, 2024. This event was a transfer of 25 contract(s) at a $150.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $52.7K, with a price of $2108.0 per contract. There were 1 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 75 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 news on unusual options activity.

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