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
NCLH PUT TRADE BULLISH 12/18/26 $16.00 $1.3 million 6.6K 7.5K
AMZN PUT SWEEP BEARISH 01/15/27 $245.00 $48.0K 5.6K 537
VIK PUT TRADE BEARISH 09/18/26 $90.00 $114.0K 1.1K 251
RIVN PUT TRADE BEARISH 10/16/26 $19.00 $43.8K 278 126
TSLA PUT SWEEP BEARISH 12/15/28 $300.00 $38.5K 6.1K 87
RCL PUT SWEEP BEARISH 09/18/26 $260.00 $29.6K 8.6K 67
CAVA CALL SWEEP BULLISH 12/18/26 $60.00 $26.4K 442 56
HD PUT SWEEP BULLISH 06/17/27 $290.00 $27.3K 408 32
ABNB PUT SWEEP BEARISH 06/17/27 $160.00 $38.1K 106 32
MTN PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 04/16/27 $130.00 $32.6K 32 20

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• Regarding NCLH (NYSE:NCLH), we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 108 day(s) on December 18, 2026. Parties traded 7500 contract(s) at a $16.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $1.3 million, with a price of $180.0 per contract. There were 6639 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 7590 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AMZN (NASDAQ:AMZN), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 136 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 33 contract(s) at a $245.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 9 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $48.0K, with a price of $1455.0 per contract. There were 5670 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 537 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding VIK (NYSE:VIK), we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 17 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $90.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $114.0K, with a price of $570.0 per contract. There were 1160 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 251 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For RIVN (NASDAQ:RIVN), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 45 day(s) on October 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 120 contract(s) at a $19.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $43.8K, with a price of $365.0 per contract. There were 278 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 126 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For TSLA (NASDAQ:TSLA), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 836 day(s) on December 15, 2028. This event was a transfer of 7 contract(s) at a $300.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $38.5K, with a price of $5505.0 per contract. There were 6124 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 87 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding RCL (NYSE:RCL), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 17 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $260.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 40 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.6K, with a price of $586.0 per contract. There were 8683 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 67 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CAVA (NYSE:CAVA), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 108 day(s) on December 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 30 contract(s) at a $60.00 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 $26.4K, with a price of $880.0 per contract. There were 442 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 56 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding HD (NYSE:HD), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 289 day(s) on June 17, 2027. Parties traded 16 contract(s) at a $290.00 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 $27.3K, with a price of $1710.0 per contract. There were 408 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 32 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ABNB (NASDAQ:ABNB), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 289 day(s) on June 17, 2027. This event was a transfer of 31 contract(s) at a $160.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $38.1K, with a price of $1228.0 per contract. There were 106 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 32 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MTN (NYSE:MTN), we observe a put option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 227 day(s) on April 16, 2027. Parties traded 20 contract(s) at a $130.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.6K, with a price of $1630.0 per contract. There were 32 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 20 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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