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 PUT TRADE BEARISH 08/05/26 $325.00 $34.5K 567 25.9K
AMZN PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 08/07/26 $340.00 $30.7K 2 1.8K
WSM PUT SWEEP BEARISH 09/18/26 $240.00 $66.4K 242 1.7K
GRPN CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/15/27 $20.00 $35.0K 3.5K 1.3K
HD CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 08/21/26 $330.00 $1.8 million 1.4K 1.0K
NCLH CALL SWEEP BULLISH 09/11/26 $21.00 $37.9K 11 445
CZR CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 12/15/28 $20.00 $30.8K 170 90
ULTA CALL TRADE BULLISH 09/18/26 $500.00 $156.5K 311 51
EXPE CALL SWEEP BULLISH 09/18/26 $360.00 $32.7K 34 47

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• For TSLA (NASDAQ:TSLA), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 1 day(s) on August 5, 2026. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $325.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.5K, with a price of $345.0 per contract. There were 567 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 25939 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AMZN (NASDAQ:AMZN), we observe a put option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on August 7, 2026. Parties traded 5 contract(s) at a $340.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.7K, with a price of $6144.0 per contract. There were 2 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1837 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding WSM (NYSE:WSM), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 45 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 55 contract(s) at a $240.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $66.4K, with a price of $1202.0 per contract. There were 242 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1761 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For GRPN (NASDAQ:GRPN), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 164 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 31 contract(s) at a $20.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.0K, with a price of $1130.0 per contract. There were 3558 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1331 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding HD (NYSE:HD), we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 17 day(s) on August 21, 2026. Parties traded 750 contract(s) at a $330.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $1.8 million, with a price of $2465.0 per contract. There were 1493 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1054 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For NCLH (NYSE:NCLH), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 38 day(s) on September 11, 2026. This event was a transfer of 412 contract(s) at a $21.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 14 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $37.9K, with a price of $92.0 per contract. There were 11 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 445 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CZR (NASDAQ:CZR), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 864 day(s) on December 15, 2028. This event was a transfer of 28 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 $30.8K, with a price of $1100.0 per contract. There were 170 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 90 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ULTA (NASDAQ:ULTA), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 45 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 25 contract(s) at a $500.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $156.5K, with a price of $6260.0 per contract. There were 311 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 51 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For EXPE (NASDAQ:EXPE), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 45 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 42 contract(s) at a $360.00 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 $32.7K, with a price of $780.0 per contract. There were 34 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 47 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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