6 Consumer Discretionary Stocks Whale Activity In Today’s Session
Benzinga Insights 1 hour ago
Options
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
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:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIO | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/21/28 | $15.00 | $51.9K | 41.8K | 1.0K |
| PDD | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 12/18/26 | $90.00 | $29.0K | 2.1K | 953 |
| BKNG | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/15/27 | $178.00 | $67.5K | 259 | 642 |
| BABA | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/15/27 | $160.00 | $105.0K | 3.5K | 340 |
| CCL | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 01/21/28 | $50.00 | $27.1K | 1.3K | 334 |
| DUOL | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/15/27 | $100.00 | $108.6K | 335 | 28 |
Explanation
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.
• Regarding NIO (NYSE:NIO), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 441 day(s) on January 21, 2028. Parties traded 999 contract(s) at a $15.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 16 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $51.9K, with a price of $52.0 per contract. There were 41807 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1064 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding PDD (NASDAQ:PDD), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 42 day(s) on December 18, 2026. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $90.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.0K, with a price of $580.0 per contract. There were 2156 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 953 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For BKNG (NASDAQ:BKNG), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 70 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 31 contract(s) at a $178.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $67.5K, with a price of $2180.0 per contract. There were 259 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 642 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding BABA (NYSE:BABA), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 70 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 300 contract(s) at a $160.00 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 $105.0K, with a price of $350.0 per contract. There were 3509 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 340 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For CCL (NYSE:CCL), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 441 day(s) on January 21, 2028. This event was a transfer of 98 contract(s) at a $50.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 9 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.1K, with a price of $277.0 per contract. There were 1368 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 334 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For DUOL (NASDAQ:DUOL), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 70 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 26 contract(s) at a $100.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 22 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $108.6K, with a price of $4180.0 per contract. There were 335 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 28 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 about unusual options activity.
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