--- title: "8 Communication Services Stocks Whale Activity In Today’s Session" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/290466499.md" description: "Benzinga tracked significant options activity for eight Communication Services stocks, including GOOG, SATS, NFLX, BIDU, META, ASTS, TTWO, and RDDT. The report highlights specific whale trades, such as bearish call sweeps on GOOG and ASTS, and bearish put sweeps on NFLX, BIDU, and META. These transactions involve large volumes and distinct strike prices, offering traders insights into potential market movements based on institutional positioning." datetime: "2026-06-22T17:35:29.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/290466499.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/290466499.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/290466499.md) --- # 8 Communication Services 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** GOOG CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/15/27 $400.00 $37.2K 11.1K 2.1K SATS PUT TRADE BULLISH 07/17/26 $120.00 $68.4K 10.8K 740 NFLX PUT SWEEP BEARISH 12/15/28 $70.00 $32.0K 6.3K 595 BIDU PUT SWEEP BEARISH 07/17/26 $95.00 $40.4K 273 560 META PUT SWEEP BEARISH 07/24/26 $585.00 $35.1K 308 120 ASTS CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/21/28 $90.00 $33.2K 1.4K 73 TTWO CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 07/24/26 $235.00 $42.9K 40 54 RDDT CALL TRADE BEARISH 10/16/26 $250.00 $28.5K 236 42 ## Explanation These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table. • Regarding **GOOG** (NASDAQ:GOOG), we observe a **call** option **sweep** with **bearish** sentiment. It expires in 207 day(s) on **January 15, 2027**. Parties traded **17** contract(s) at a **$400.00** strike. This particular call needed to be split into 8 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$37.2K**, with a price of **$2190.0** per contract. There were **11163** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **2119** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **SATS** (NASDAQ:SATS), we notice a **put** option **trade** that happens to be **bullish**, expiring in 25 day(s) on **July 17, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **38** contract(s) at a **$120.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$68.4K**, with a price of **$1800.0** per contract. There were **10844** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **740** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **NFLX** (NASDAQ:NFLX), we notice a **put** option **sweep** that happens to be **bearish**, expiring in 907 day(s) on **December 15, 2028**. This event was a transfer of **24** contract(s) at a **$70.00** 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 **$32.0K**, with a price of **$1335.0** per contract. There were **6378** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **595** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **BIDU** (NASDAQ:BIDU), we notice a **put** option **sweep** that happens to be **bearish**, expiring in 25 day(s) on **July 17, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **553** contract(s) at a **$95.00** strike. This particular put needed to be split into 43 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$40.4K**, with a price of **$73.0** per contract. There were **273** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **560** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **META** (NASDAQ:META), we notice a **put** option **sweep** that happens to be **bearish**, expiring in 32 day(s) on **July 24, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **10** contract(s) at a **$585.00** 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 **$35.1K**, with a price of **$3518.0** per contract. There were **308** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **120** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **ASTS** (NASDAQ:ASTS), we observe a **call** option **trade** with **bearish** sentiment. It expires in 578 day(s) on **January 21, 2028**. Parties traded **10** contract(s) at a **$90.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$33.2K**, with a price of **$3325.0** per contract. There were **1474** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **73** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **TTWO** (NASDAQ:TTWO), we notice a **call** option **trade** that happens to be **neutral**, expiring in 32 day(s) on **July 24, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **27** contract(s) at a **$235.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$42.9K**, with a price of **$1590.0** per contract. There were **40** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **54** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **RDDT** (NYSE:RDDT), we observe a **call** option **trade** with **bearish** sentiment. It expires in 116 day(s) on **October 16, 2026**. Parties traded **30** contract(s) at a **$250.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$28.5K**, with a price of **$950.0** per contract. There were **236** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **42** 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. 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