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 PUT SWEEP BEARISH 10/09/26 $382.50 $53.5K 2.0K 216.0K
AMZN CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 11/20/26 $270.00 $32.3K 34.8K 7.0K
GRPN CALL SWEEP BEARISH 12/18/26 $24.00 $110.0K 4 1.0K
WHR CALL SWEEP BULLISH 12/15/28 $15.00 $104.0K 319 764
NKE CALL TRADE BEARISH 12/15/28 $40.00 $414.0K 6.0K 607
EBAY CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/21/28 $50.00 $58.2K 976 275
CCL CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/15/27 $27.00 $28.2K 5.8K 227
WYNN PUT SWEEP BULLISH 06/17/27 $75.00 $66.8K 1.0K 81
BABA PUT SWEEP BULLISH 06/17/27 $120.00 $47.6K 2.0K 27

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 bearish, is expiring today. Parties traded 468 contract(s) at a $382.50 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 $53.5K, with a price of $113.0 per contract. There were 2096 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 216056 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AMZN (NASDAQ:AMZN), we observe a call option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 42 day(s) on November 20, 2026. Parties traded 34 contract(s) at a $270.00 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 $32.3K, with a price of $950.0 per contract. There were 34803 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 7056 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding GRPN (NASDAQ:GRPN), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 70 day(s) on December 18, 2026. Parties traded 1000 contract(s) at a $24.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $110.0K, with a price of $110.0 per contract. There were 4 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1012 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For WHR (NYSE:WHR), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 798 day(s) on December 15, 2028. This event was a transfer of 60 contract(s) at a $15.00 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 $104.0K, with a price of $1734.0 per contract. There were 319 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 764 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding NKE (NYSE:NKE), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 798 day(s) on December 15, 2028. Parties traded 600 contract(s) at a $40.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $414.0K, with a price of $690.0 per contract. There were 6015 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 607 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For EBAY (NASDAQ:EBAY), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 469 day(s) on January 21, 2028. This event was a transfer of 9 contract(s) at a $50.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $58.2K, with a price of $6470.0 per contract. There were 976 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 275 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CCL (NYSE:CCL), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 98 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 151 contract(s) at a $27.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.2K, with a price of $187.0 per contract. There were 5826 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 227 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For WYNN (NASDAQ:WYNN), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 251 day(s) on June 17, 2027. This event was a transfer of 72 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 $66.8K, with a price of $930.0 per contract. There were 1025 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 81 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding BABA (NYSE:BABA), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 251 day(s) on June 17, 2027. Parties traded 25 contract(s) at a $120.00 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 $47.6K, with a price of $1905.0 per contract. There were 2007 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 27 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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