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
TSLA PUT SWEEP NEUTRAL 10/02/26 $375.00 $27.5K 3.5K 27.4K
AMZN CALL SWEEP BEARISH 10/02/26 $250.00 $69.9K 12.8K 24.3K
NKE PUT SWEEP BEARISH 10/16/26 $35.00 $39.0K 44.9K 2.8K
DKNG CALL TRADE BULLISH 03/19/27 $22.50 $430.0K 914 2.2K
BABA PUT SWEEP BULLISH 10/09/26 $105.00 $28.9K 1.1K 940
CCL PUT SWEEP BEARISH 01/15/27 $22.00 $42.1K 10.7K 582
MCD CALL SWEEP BULLISH 12/18/26 $240.00 $120.6K 995 220
ULTA PUT TRADE BULLISH 10/30/26 $550.00 $32.1K 1 15

Explanation

These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.

• For TSLA (NASDAQ:TSLA), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be neutral, is expiring today. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $375.00 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 $27.5K, with a price of $275.0 per contract. There were 3584 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 27413 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AMZN (NASDAQ:AMZN), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, is expiring today. Parties traded 550 contract(s) at a $250.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 42 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $69.9K, with a price of $128.0 per contract. There were 12851 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 24332 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For NKE (NYSE:NKE), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 14 day(s) on October 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $35.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 8 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $39.0K, with a price of $195.0 per contract. There were 44957 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2885 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For DKNG (NASDAQ:DKNG), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 168 day(s) on March 19, 2027. This event was a transfer of 2000 contract(s) at a $22.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $430.0K, with a price of $215.0 per contract. There were 914 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2214 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding BABA (NYSE:BABA), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on October 9, 2026. Parties traded 189 contract(s) at a $105.00 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 $28.9K, with a price of $153.0 per contract. There were 1155 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 940 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CCL (NYSE:CCL), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 105 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 554 contract(s) at a $22.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 29 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $42.1K, with a price of $76.0 per contract. There were 10734 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 582 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MCD (NYSE:MCD), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 77 day(s) on December 18, 2026. Parties traded 180 contract(s) at a $240.00 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 $120.6K, with a price of $670.0 per contract. There were 995 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 220 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ULTA (NASDAQ:ULTA), we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 28 day(s) on October 30, 2026. Parties traded 15 contract(s) at a $550.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.1K, with a price of $2140.0 per contract. There were 1 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 15 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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