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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TSLA | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 10/28/22 | $230.00 | $29.5K | 24.7K | 128.3K |
| AMZN | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 10/28/22 | $120.00 | $43.1K | 15.8K | 53.4K |
| MODG | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 11/18/22 | $20.00 | $599.4K | 744 | 15.0K |
| NWL | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 11/18/22 | $17.00 | $71.3K | 732 | 11.7K |
| PTON | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/20/23 | $6.00 | $33.7K | 12.1K | 5.9K |
| RCL | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 11/11/22 | $53.00 | $472.0K | 37 | 2.0K |
| F | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 03/17/23 | $13.00 | $63.6K | 43.3K | 1.2K |
| DLTR | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 12/16/22 | $140.00 | $147.7K | 1.2K | 1.2K |
| SCI | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 11/18/22 | $65.00 | $108.0K | 14 | 1.0K |
| TCOM | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 12/16/22 | $23.00 | $180.0K | 502 | 900 |
Explanation
These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.
• Regarding TSLA (NASDAQ:TSLA), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on October 28, 2022. Parties traded 154 contract(s) at a $230.00 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 $29.5K, with a price of $192.0 per contract. There were 24703 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 128333 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding AMZN (NASDAQ:AMZN), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on October 28, 2022. Parties traded 226 contract(s) at a $120.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 17 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $43.1K, with a price of $191.0 per contract. There were 15826 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 53441 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding MODG (NYSE:MODG), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 22 day(s) on November 18, 2022. Parties traded 14985 contract(s) at a $20.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $599.4K, with a price of $40.0 per contract. There were 744 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 15019 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For NWL (NASDAQ:NWL), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 22 day(s) on November 18, 2022. This event was a transfer of 1780 contract(s) at a $17.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 36 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $71.3K, with a price of $40.0 per contract. There were 732 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 11719 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For PTON (NASDAQ:PTON), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 85 day(s) on January 20, 2023. This event was a transfer of 455 contract(s) at a $6.00 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 $33.7K, with a price of $74.0 per contract. There were 12143 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5959 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For RCL (NYSE:RCL), we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 15 day(s) on November 11, 2022. This event was a transfer of 2000 contract(s) at a $53.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $472.0K, with a price of $236.0 per contract. There were 37 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2024 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For F (NYSE:F), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 141 day(s) on March 17, 2023. This event was a transfer of 433 contract(s) at a $13.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $63.6K, with a price of $147.0 per contract. There were 43331 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1284 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding DLTR (NASDAQ:DLTR), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 50 day(s) on December 16, 2022. Parties traded 70 contract(s) at a $140.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $147.7K, with a price of $2110.0 per contract. There were 1286 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1216 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For SCI (NYSE:SCI), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 22 day(s) on November 18, 2022. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $65.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 15 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $108.0K, with a price of $540.0 per contract. There were 14 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1013 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For TCOM (NASDAQ:TCOM), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 50 day(s) on December 16, 2022. This event was a transfer of 900 contract(s) at a $23.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $180.0K, with a price of $200.0 per contract. There were 502 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 900 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.
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.
