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 NEUTRAL 08/14/26 $335.00 $37.1K 19.1K 120.9K
AMZN CALL SWEEP BULLISH 08/21/26 $270.00 $33.5K 41.6K 6.9K
JD CALL SWEEP BULLISH 08/21/26 $30.00 $69.2K 5.6K 5.7K
SGI CALL TRADE BULLISH 11/20/26 $70.00 $30.5K 71 1.0K
CPNG PUT SWEEP BULLISH 01/21/28 $15.00 $308.9K 1.9K 1.0K
BBY PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 09/18/26 $100.00 $94.8K 2 870
SBUX PUT TRADE BULLISH 10/16/26 $115.00 $42.2K 152 648
CVNA CALL SWEEP BULLISH 09/18/26 $80.00 $30.5K 3.9K 239
MELI PUT SWEEP NEUTRAL 08/21/26 $1865.00 $35.8K 3 162

Explanation

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

• Regarding TSLA (NASDAQ:TSLA), we observe a call option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on August 14, 2026. Parties traded 102 contract(s) at a $335.00 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 $37.1K, with a price of $364.0 per contract. There were 19157 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 120979 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AMZN (NASDAQ:AMZN), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 8 day(s) on August 21, 2026. This event was a transfer of 130 contract(s) at a $270.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 21 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.5K, with a price of $258.0 per contract. There were 41620 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 6993 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding JD (NASDAQ:JD), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 8 day(s) on August 21, 2026. Parties traded 3149 contract(s) at a $30.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 76 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $69.2K, with a price of $22.0 per contract. There were 5684 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5793 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SGI (NYSE:SGI), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 99 day(s) on November 20, 2026. Parties traded 61 contract(s) at a $70.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.5K, with a price of $500.0 per contract. There were 71 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1069 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CPNG (NYSE:CPNG), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 526 day(s) on January 21, 2028. This event was a transfer of 1047 contract(s) at a $15.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 55 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $308.9K, with a price of $296.0 per contract. There were 1909 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1061 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding BBY (NYSE:BBY), we observe a put option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 36 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 60 contract(s) at a $100.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $94.8K, with a price of $1581.0 per contract. There were 2 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 870 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SBUX (NASDAQ:SBUX), we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 64 day(s) on October 16, 2026. Parties traded 56 contract(s) at a $115.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $42.2K, with a price of $755.0 per contract. There were 152 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 648 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CVNA (NYSE:CVNA), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 36 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $80.00 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 $30.5K, with a price of $305.0 per contract. There were 3968 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 239 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MELI (NASDAQ:MELI), we observe a put option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 8 day(s) on August 21, 2026. Parties traded 8 contract(s) at a $1865.00 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 $35.8K, with a price of $4431.0 per contract. There were 3 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 162 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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