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Benzinga reported whale options activity in TSLA during the session, identifying it among 10 consumer discretionary stocks with notable large-trader transactions.
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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. Below are some instances of options activity happening in the Consumer Discretionary sector: Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume AMZN CALL SWEEP BEARISH 11/06/26 $260.00 $40.6K 5.4K 1.2K NKE PUT SWEEP BULLISH 06/17/27 $35.00 $340.2K 16.3K 1.0K MAT CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/15/27 $21.00 $25.2K 30.7K 528 CCL CALL SWEEP BEARISH 04/16/27 $30.00 $28.0K 514 193 LVS PUT TRADE BEARISH 09/17/27 $40.00 $58.1K 226 95 CVNA PUT SWEEP BULLISH 01/21/28 $58.00 $73.5K 109 50 BABA PUT TRADE BEARISH 01/15/27 $125.00 $93.4K 8.9K 50 TSLA PUT TRADE BULLISH 01/19/29 $370.00 $64.4K 152 48 ROST PUT SWEEP BEARISH 06/17/27 $210.00 $36.6K 69 44 ANF CALL SWEEP BULLISH 11/06/26 $155.00 $25.7K 16 29 Explanation These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table. • For AMZN (NASDAQ:AMZN), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 18 day(s) on November 6, 2026. This event was a transfer of 32 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 $40.6K, with a price of $1270.0 per contract. There were 5459 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1294 contract(s) were bought and sold. • For NKE (NYSE:NKE), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 241 day(s) on June 17, 2027. This event was a transfer of 1000 contract(s) at a $35.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 29 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $340.2K, with a price of $340.0 per contract. There were 16362 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1025 contract(s) were bought and sold. • For MAT (NASDAQ:MAT), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 88 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 526 contract(s) at a $21.00 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 $25.2K, with a price of $48.0 per contract. There were 30754 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 528 contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding CCL (NYSE:CCL), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 179 day(s) on April 16, 2027. Parties traded 163 contract(s) at a $30.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 15 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.0K, with a price of $172.0 per contract. There were 514 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 193 contract(s) were bought and sold. • For LVS (NYSE:LVS), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 333 day(s) on September 17, 2027. This event was a transfer of 93 contract(s) at a $40.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $58.1K, with a price of $625.0 per contract. There were 226 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 95 contract(s) were bought and sold. • For CVNA (NYSE:CVNA), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 459 day(s) on January 21, 2028. This event was a transfer of 50 contract(s) at a $58.00 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 $73.5K, with a price of $1470.0 per contract. There were 109 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 50 contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding BABA (NYSE:BABA), we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 88 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $125.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $93.4K, with a price of $1869.0 per contract. There were 8993 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 50 contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding TSLA (NASDAQ:TSLA), we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 823 day(s) on January 19, 2029. Parties traded 8 contract(s) at a $370.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $64.4K, with a price of $8055.0 per contract. There were 152 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 48 contract(s) were bought and sold. • For ROST (NASDAQ:ROST), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 241 day(s) on June 17, 2027. This event was a transfer of 33 contract(s) at a $210.00 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 $36.6K, with a price of $1110.0 per contract. There were 69 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 44 contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding ANF (NYSE:ANF), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 18 day(s) on November 6, 2026. Parties traded 28 contract(s) at a $155.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.7K, with a price of $920.0 per contract. There were 16 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 29 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, read more news on unusual options activity. 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