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.

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 TRADE BULLISH 09/09/26 $360.00 $45.0K 1.9K 43.9K
NKE CALL TRADE BULLISH 09/18/26 $40.00 $27.0K 13.1K 23.0K
BABA CALL SWEEP BULLISH 10/16/26 $130.00 $291.0K 14.6K 2.4K
EXPE PUT SWEEP NEUTRAL 09/18/26 $310.00 $26.2K 1.1K 967
AMZN CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/15/27 $300.00 $28.4K 57.6K 773
SBUX PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 09/18/26 $105.00 $33.6K 4.0K 581
MCD CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 01/15/27 $260.00 $34.9K 771 410
SE CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/21/28 $110.00 $30.5K 307 231
DASH PUT SWEEP BEARISH 09/18/26 $225.00 $37.1K 255 166
ABNB PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 11/20/26 $175.00 $33.9K 88 46

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• For TSLA (NASDAQ:TSLA), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 2 day(s) on September 9, 2026. This event was a transfer of 150 contract(s) at a $360.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $45.0K, with a price of $300.0 per contract. There were 1917 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 43993 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For NKE (NYSE:NKE), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 11 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 750 contract(s) at a $40.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.0K, with a price of $36.0 per contract. There were 13124 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 23061 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding BABA (NYSE:BABA), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 39 day(s) on October 16, 2026. Parties traded 1500 contract(s) at a $130.00 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 $291.0K, with a price of $194.0 per contract. There were 14690 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2452 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding EXPE (NASDAQ:EXPE), we observe a put option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 11 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 16 contract(s) at a $310.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.2K, with a price of $1630.0 per contract. There were 1135 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 967 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AMZN (NASDAQ:AMZN), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 130 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 32 contract(s) at a $300.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.4K, with a price of $890.0 per contract. There were 57612 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 773 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SBUX (NASDAQ:SBUX), we notice a put option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 11 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 150 contract(s) at a $105.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.6K, with a price of $224.0 per contract. There were 4030 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 581 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MCD (NYSE:MCD), we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 130 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 27 contract(s) at a $260.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.9K, with a price of $1295.0 per contract. There were 771 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 410 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SE (NYSE:SE), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 501 day(s) on January 21, 2028. Parties traded 10 contract(s) at a $110.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.5K, with a price of $3050.0 per contract. There were 307 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 231 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding DASH (NASDAQ:DASH), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 11 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 25 contract(s) at a $225.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $37.1K, with a price of $1485.0 per contract. There were 255 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 166 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ABNB (NASDAQ:ABNB), we observe a put option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 74 day(s) on November 20, 2026. Parties traded 41 contract(s) at a $175.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.9K, with a price of $828.0 per contract. There were 88 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 46 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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