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:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
TSLA CALL SWEEP BULLISH 05/15/26 $430.00 $57.8K 17.9K 187.8K
BABA CALL SWEEP BULLISH 06/05/26 $145.00 $39.8K 361 1.0K
EBAY CALL TRADE BULLISH 09/18/26 $140.00 $25.2K 14 261
AMZN CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 12/15/28 $350.00 $132.4K 4.3K 115
TM CALL TRADE BULLISH 06/18/26 $195.00 $34.6K 183 71
GM CALL TRADE BULLISH 03/19/27 $60.00 $30.7K 41 15
MELI CALL TRADE BULLISH 09/18/26 $1320.00 $30.3K 10 1

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• For TSLA (NASDAQ:TSLA), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, is expiring today. Parties traded 389 contract(s) at a $430.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 75 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $57.8K, with a price of $146.0 per contract. There were 17982 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 187804 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding BABA (NYSE:BABA), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 21 day(s) on June 5, 2026. Parties traded 240 contract(s) at a $145.00 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 $39.8K, with a price of $166.0 per contract. There were 361 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1013 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding EBAY (NASDAQ:EBAY), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 126 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 90 contract(s) at a $140.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.2K, with a price of $281.0 per contract. There were 14 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 261 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AMZN (NASDAQ:AMZN), we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 945 day(s) on December 15, 2028. This event was a transfer of 30 contract(s) at a $350.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $132.4K, with a price of $4416.0 per contract. There were 4365 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 115 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For TM (NYSE:TM), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 34 day(s) on June 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 63 contract(s) at a $195.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.6K, with a price of $550.0 per contract. There were 183 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 71 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For GM (NYSE:GM), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 308 day(s) on March 19, 2027. This event was a transfer of 15 contract(s) at a $60.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.7K, with a price of $2050.0 per contract. There were 41 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 15 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MELI (NASDAQ:MELI), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 126 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 1 contract(s) at a $1320.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.3K, with a price of $30337.0 per contract. There were 10 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1 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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