10 Consumer Discretionary Stocks With Whale Alerts In Today's Session
Benzinga Insights 8 months ago
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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 | BULLISH | 02/20/26 | $207.50 | $33.2K | 19.9K | 25.6K |
| TSLA | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 02/20/26 | $397.50 | $32.0K | 2.0K | 2.6K |
| NKE | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 04/17/26 | $70.00 | $38.0K | 1.0K | 862 |
| CCL | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 04/17/26 | $33.00 | $66.2K | 7.9K | 437 |
| NCLH | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/18/26 | $25.00 | $91.8K | 3.5K | 292 |
| VFC | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 03/20/26 | $20.00 | $25.2K | 316 | 164 |
| GRMN | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 02/20/26 | $230.00 | $60.4K | 299 | 112 |
| W | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 03/06/26 | $90.00 | $40.0K | 1 | 52 |
| BABA | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 02/27/26 | $148.00 | $31.0K | 33 | 34 |
| DUOL | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 02/27/26 | $140.00 | $28.0K | 203 | 11 |
Explanation
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.
• For AMZN (NASDAQ:AMZN), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 2 day(s) on February 20, 2026. This event was a transfer of 216 contract(s) at a $207.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 19 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.2K, with a price of $154.0 per contract. There were 19949 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 25619 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For TSLA (NASDAQ:TSLA), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 2 day(s) on February 20, 2026. This event was a transfer of 294 contract(s) at a $397.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 25 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.0K, with a price of $109.0 per contract. There were 2051 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2643 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For NKE (NYSE:NKE), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 58 day(s) on April 17, 2026. This event was a transfer of 56 contract(s) at a $70.00 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 $38.0K, with a price of $680.0 per contract. There were 1014 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 862 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding CCL (NYSE:CCL), we observe a call option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 58 day(s) on April 17, 2026. Parties traded 250 contract(s) at a $33.00 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 $66.2K, with a price of $265.0 per contract. There were 7945 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 437 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For NCLH (NYSE:NCLH), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 120 day(s) on June 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 287 contract(s) at a $25.00 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 $91.8K, with a price of $320.0 per contract. There were 3534 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 292 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding VFC (NYSE:VFC), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 30 day(s) on March 20, 2026. Parties traded 152 contract(s) at a $20.00 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 $25.2K, with a price of $165.0 per contract. There were 316 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 164 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding GRMN (NYSE:GRMN), we observe a call option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on February 20, 2026. Parties traded 56 contract(s) at a $230.00 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 $60.4K, with a price of $1080.0 per contract. There were 299 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 112 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding W (NYSE:W), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 16 day(s) on March 6, 2026. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $90.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $40.0K, with a price of $800.0 per contract. There were 1 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 52 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding BABA (NYSE:BABA), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 9 day(s) on February 27, 2026. Parties traded 30 contract(s) at a $148.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.0K, with a price of $1035.0 per contract. There were 33 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 34 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding DUOL (NASDAQ:DUOL), we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 9 day(s) on February 27, 2026. Parties traded 10 contract(s) at a $140.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.0K, with a price of $2800.0 per contract. There were 203 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 11 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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