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 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.

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

Explanation

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

• For TSLA TSLA, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, is expiring today. Parties traded 60 contract(s) at a $1000.00 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 $25.2K, with a price of $421.0 per contract. There were 20179 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 56803 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding BABA BABA, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on December 10, 2021. Parties traded 72 contract(s) at a $110.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 11 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $37.0K, with a price of $516.0 per contract. There were 2288 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5388 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For GM GM, we notice a put option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 49 day(s) on January 21, 2022. This event was a transfer of 4600 contract(s) at a $50.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $395.6K, with a price of $86.0 per contract. There were 44007 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4623 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For NIO NIO, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 14 day(s) on December 17, 2021. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $35.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.4K, with a price of $167.0 per contract. There were 25812 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4026 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CCL CCL, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 777 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 2500 contract(s) at a $15.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $937.5K, with a price of $375.0 per contract. There were 418 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2558 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding RIVN RIVN, we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on December 10, 2021. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $90.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.4K, with a price of $255.0 per contract. There were 924 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2483 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AMZN AMZN, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, is expiring today. Parties traded 32 contract(s) at a $3380.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $56.3K, with a price of $1760.0 per contract. There were 639 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2481 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CZR CZR, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 49 day(s) on January 21, 2022. Parties traded 193 contract(s) at a $95.00 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 $75.2K, with a price of $390.0 per contract. There were 4361 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 448 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For VIPS VIPS, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 14 day(s) on December 17, 2021. This event was a transfer of 245 contract(s) at a $17.00 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 $193.5K, with a price of $790.0 per contract. There were 300 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 245 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ETSY ETSY, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 14 day(s) on December 17, 2021. Parties traded 26 contract(s) at a $230.00 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 $39.2K, with a price of $1510.0 per contract. There were 1318 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 244 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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