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title: "3 Consumer Discretionary Stocks Whale Activity In Today's Session"
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description: "Today's whale activity in consumer discretionary stocks includes bearish put options for AMZN, SBUX, and MCD. AMZN saw a put option sweep with a total trade price of $32.6K for a $180 strike expiring on January 15, 2027. SBUX had a bearish put trade costing $79.8K at a $95 strike, also expiring on January 15, 2027. MCD recorded a bearish put trade for $26.0K at a $280 strike, expiring on May 15, 2026. These activities indicate significant trading opportunities as traders monitor abnormal market movements."
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# 3 Consumer Discretionary Stocks Whale Activity In Today's Session

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**

AMZN

PUT

SWEEP

BEARISH

01/15/27

$180.00

$32.6K

9.6K

205

SBUX

PUT

TRADE

BEARISH

01/15/27

$95.00

$79.8K

1.8K

62

MCD

PUT

TRADE

BEARISH

05/15/26

$280.00

$26.0K

1

25

## Explanation

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

• For **AMZN** (NASDAQ:AMZN), we notice a **put** option **sweep** that happens to be **bearish**, expiring in 246 day(s) on **January 15, 2027**. This event was a transfer of **34** contract(s) at a **$180.00** strike. This particular put needed to be split into 9 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$32.6K**, with a price of **$960.0** per contract. There were **9600** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **205** contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding **SBUX** (NASDAQ:SBUX), we observe a **put** option **trade** with **bearish** sentiment. It expires in 246 day(s) on **January 15, 2027**. Parties traded **60** contract(s) at a **$95.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$79.8K**, with a price of **$1330.0** per contract. There were **1870** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **62** contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For **MCD** (NYSE:MCD), we notice a **put** option **trade** that happens to be **bearish**, expiring in 1 day(s) on **May 15, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **25** contract(s) at a **$280.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$26.0K**, with a price of **$1040.0** per contract. There were **1** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **25** 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.

For more information, read more news on unusual options activity.

This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

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