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
TSLA CALL SWEEP BULLISH 08/26/26 $355.00 $40.1K 3.1K 130.0K
DKS CALL SWEEP BEARISH 09/18/26 $130.00 $27.5K 2 5.0K
BABA CALL TRADE BULLISH 03/19/27 $150.00 $36.5K 1.2K 3.0K
HOG PUT SWEEP BEARISH 09/04/26 $27.50 $25.1K 0 2.0K
CVNA PUT TRADE BEARISH 01/15/27 $60.00 $147.7K 5.0K 928
BBY PUT SWEEP BULLISH 08/28/26 $75.00 $29.0K 187 659
UA CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/21/28 $5.00 $29.0K 2.0K 201
HD CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/15/27 $360.00 $135.0K 1.2K 108
ONON PUT SWEEP BULLISH 06/17/27 $30.00 $26.7K 396 72
GM CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 01/21/28 $75.00 $45.1K 441 39

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, expiring in 1 day(s) on August 26, 2026. This event was a transfer of 136 contract(s) at a $355.00 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 $40.1K, with a price of $294.0 per contract. There were 3152 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 130053 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding DKS (NYSE:DKS), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 24 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 55 contract(s) at a $130.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.5K, with a price of $500.0 per contract. There were 2 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5004 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For BABA (NYSE:BABA), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 206 day(s) on March 19, 2027. This event was a transfer of 50 contract(s) at a $150.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $36.5K, with a price of $730.0 per contract. There were 1258 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3078 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For HOG (NYSE:HOG), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 10 day(s) on September 4, 2026. This event was a transfer of 314 contract(s) at a $27.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 15 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.1K, with a price of $80.0 per contract. There were 0 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2008 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CVNA (NYSE:CVNA), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 143 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 332 contract(s) at a $60.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $147.7K, with a price of $445.0 per contract. There were 5002 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 928 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding BBY (NYSE:BBY), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on August 28, 2026. Parties traded 581 contract(s) at a $75.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 16 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.0K, with a price of $50.0 per contract. There were 187 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 659 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For UA (NYSE:UA), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 514 day(s) on January 21, 2028. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $5.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.0K, with a price of $146.0 per contract. There were 2071 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 201 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For HD (NYSE:HD), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 143 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $360.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $135.0K, with a price of $1350.0 per contract. There were 1294 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 108 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ONON (NYSE:ONON), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 296 day(s) on June 17, 2027. This event was a transfer of 54 contract(s) at a $30.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.7K, with a price of $495.0 per contract. There were 396 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 72 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding GM (NYSE:GM), we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 514 day(s) on January 21, 2028. Parties traded 20 contract(s) at a $75.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $45.1K, with a price of $2257.0 per contract. There were 441 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 39 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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