6 Consumer Discretionary Stocks Whale Activity In Today’s Session
Benzinga Insights 55 minutes 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 will
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
• For NIO (NYSE:NIO), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 438 day(s) on January 21, 2028. This event was a transfer of 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.
• For PDD (NASDAQ:PDD), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 39 day(s) on December 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 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.
• Regarding BKNG (NASDAQ:BKNG), we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 67 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 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.
• For BABA (NYSE:BABA), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 67 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 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.
• Regarding CCL (NYSE:CCL), we observe a call option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 438 day(s) on January 21, 2028. Parties traded 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.
• Regarding DUOL (NASDAQ:DUOL), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 67 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 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.
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