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
CPRI CALL TRADE BEARISH 10/16/26 $15.00 $359.1K 9.9K 5.7K
AMZN CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/15/27 $300.00 $59.0K 65.0K 3.2K
CVNA CALL SWEEP BEARISH 11/20/26 $65.00 $28.0K 2.4K 1.3K
DKNG PUT SWEEP BULLISH 02/19/27 $12.50 $54.2K 312 1.2K
VGNT PUT SWEEP NEUTRAL 02/19/27 $45.00 $33.0K 165 352
CMG PUT SWEEP BEARISH 01/15/27 $30.00 $29.5K 12.6K 295
GM CALL SWEEP BEARISH 12/18/26 $90.00 $42.2K 5.6K 184
MCD CALL TRADE BULLISH 06/17/27 $260.00 $44.4K 1.4K 96
DASH CALL SWEEP BEARISH 11/06/26 $195.00 $70.3K 54 70
HD CALL SWEEP BEARISH 03/19/27 $320.00 $47.2K 506 48

Explanation

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

• Regarding CPRI (NYSE:CPRI), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on October 16, 2026. Parties traded 5525 contract(s) at a $15.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $359.1K, with a price of $65.0 per contract. There were 9938 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5770 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AMZN (NASDAQ:AMZN), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 95 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $300.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $59.0K, with a price of $590.0 per contract. There were 65040 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3260 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CVNA (NYSE:CVNA), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 39 day(s) on November 20, 2026. This event was a transfer of 67 contract(s) at a $65.00 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 $28.0K, with a price of $419.0 per contract. There were 2485 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1344 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding DKNG (NASDAQ:DKNG), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 130 day(s) on February 19, 2027. Parties traded 1292 contract(s) at a $12.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 31 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $54.2K, with a price of $42.0 per contract. There were 312 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1295 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For VGNT (NYSE:VGNT), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 130 day(s) on February 19, 2027. This event was a transfer of 75 contract(s) at a $45.00 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 $33.0K, with a price of $440.0 per contract. There were 165 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 352 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CMG (NYSE:CMG), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 95 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 132 contract(s) at a $30.00 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 $29.5K, with a price of $224.0 per contract. There were 12659 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 295 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For GM (NYSE:GM), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 67 day(s) on December 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 171 contract(s) at a $90.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 33 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $42.2K, with a price of $247.0 per contract. There were 5649 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 184 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MCD (NYSE:MCD), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 248 day(s) on June 17, 2027. This event was a transfer of 40 contract(s) at a $260.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $44.4K, with a price of $1110.0 per contract. There were 1457 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 96 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding DASH (NASDAQ:DASH), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 25 day(s) on November 6, 2026. Parties traded 70 contract(s) at a $195.00 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 $70.3K, with a price of $1005.0 per contract. There were 54 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 70 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For HD (NYSE:HD), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 158 day(s) on March 19, 2027. This event was a transfer of 39 contract(s) at a $320.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 18 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $47.2K, with a price of $1220.0 per contract. There were 506 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 48 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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