--- title: "10 Communication Services Stocks Whale Activity In Today’s Session" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/295830472.md" description: "Benzinga's options activity scanner tracked significant 'whale' transactions in the Communication Services sector. Notable moves include bearish put trades on SPCX and GOOGL, a bullish put sweep on NFLX, and bullish call activity on VZ. Other substantial activities involved STUB, PUBM, FWONK, GOOG, and DIS, with traders positioning for potential price divergences or hedging against market shifts across these major media and tech stocks." datetime: "2026-08-13T17:35:37.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/295830472.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/295830472.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/295830472.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # 10 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. Below are some instances of options activity happening in the Communication Services sector: | **Symbol** | **PUT/CALL** | **Trade Type** | **Sentiment** | **Exp. Date** | **Strike Price** | **Total Trade Price** | **Open Interest** | **Volume** | | ---------- | ------------ | -------------- | ------------- | ------------- | ---------------- | --------------------- | ----------------- | ---------- | | SPCX | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 08/14/26 | $142.00 | $77.4K | 1.4K | 17.3K | | GOOGL | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 09/18/26 | $350.00 | $27.6K | 13.8K | 2.4K | | STUB | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 08/14/26 | $8.00 | $65.1K | 1.9K | 1.3K | | NFLX | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/15/27 | $65.00 | $111.5K | 59.4K | 896 | | VZ | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 09/18/26 | $49.00 | $25.3K | 7.1K | 793 | | PUBM | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 09/18/26 | $17.50 | $49.2K | 81 | 525 | | FWONK | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 10/16/26 | $110.00 | $25.8K | 43 | 238 | | GOOG | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 08/21/26 | $350.00 | $47.8K | 11.5K | 202 | | DIS | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 09/18/26 | $100.00 | $27.5K | 4.2K | 192 | | LYV | PUT | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 01/21/28 | $200.00 | $27.3K | 31 | 15 | ## Explanation These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table. • For **SPCX** (NASDAQ:SPCX), we notice a **put** option **trade** that happens to be **bearish**, expiring in 1 day(s) on **August 14, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **305** contract(s) at a **$142.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$77.4K**, with a price of **$254.0** per contract. There were **1498** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **17376** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **GOOGL** (NASDAQ:GOOGL), we observe a **call** option **trade** with **bearish** sentiment. It expires in 36 day(s) on **September 18, 2026**. Parties traded **25** contract(s) at a **$350.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$27.6K**, with a price of **$1105.0** per contract. There were **13875** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **2468** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **STUB** (NYSE:STUB), we notice a **put** option **sweep** that happens to be **bearish**, expiring in 1 day(s) on **August 14, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **1000** contract(s) at a **$8.00** strike. This particular put needed to be split into 13 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$65.1K**, with a price of **$65.0** per contract. There were **1955** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **1362** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **NFLX** (NASDAQ:NFLX), we observe a **put** option **sweep** with **bullish** sentiment. It expires in 155 day(s) on **January 15, 2027**. Parties traded **500** contract(s) at a **$65.00** 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 **$111.5K**, with a price of **$223.0** per contract. There were **59409** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **896** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **VZ** (NYSE:VZ), we observe a **call** option **trade** with **bullish** sentiment. It expires in 36 day(s) on **September 18, 2026**. Parties traded **275** contract(s) at a **$49.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$25.3K**, with a price of **$92.0** per contract. There were **7182** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **793** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **PUBM** (NASDAQ:PUBM), we notice a **put** option **sweep** that happens to be **bullish**, expiring in 36 day(s) on **September 18, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **318** contract(s) at a **$17.50** 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 **$49.2K**, with a price of **$155.0** per contract. There were **81** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **525** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **FWONK** (NASDAQ:FWONK), we notice a **call** option **sweep** that happens to be **bearish**, expiring in 64 day(s) on **October 16, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **94** contract(s) at a **$110.00** strike. This particular call needed to be split into 14 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$25.8K**, with a price of **$275.0** per contract. There were **43** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **238** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **GOOG** (NASDAQ:GOOG), we observe a **put** option **trade** with **bearish** sentiment. It expires in 8 day(s) on **August 21, 2026**. Parties traded **52** contract(s) at a **$350.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$47.8K**, with a price of **$920.0** per contract. There were **11589** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **202** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **DIS** (NYSE:DIS), we observe a **call** option **trade** with **bearish** sentiment. It expires in 36 day(s) on **September 18, 2026**. Parties traded **50** contract(s) at a **$100.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$27.5K**, with a price of **$550.0** per contract. There were **4204** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **192** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **LYV** (NYSE:LYV), we observe a **put** option **trade** with **neutral** sentiment. It expires in 526 day(s) on **January 21, 2028**. Parties traded **9** contract(s) at a **$200.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$27.3K**, with a price of **$3040.0** per contract. There were **31** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **15** 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 about unusual options activity. 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