- Ryan Cohen's eBay bid has been absurd all along
May 17, 2026
Disgruntled millennial Ryan Cohen has had an interesting week.
Online marketplace eBay (EBAY) rejected his $55 billion deal to buy the company. The company called the unsolicited offer “neither credible nor attractive.”
Cohen has since taken to the airwaves to fire off a few prepared answers he thinks are funny and play well on social media.
“Ryan Cohen’s behavior throughout this entire process has been interesting, to say the least. Even bizarre at times,” Hennion & Walsh strategist Kevin Mahn said on Yahoo Finance’s Opening Bid (video above).
Let's have an honest chat here.
The thought of this deal happening was absurd as soon as the play crossed the breaking news wires several weeks ago. It looks more absurd when watching Cohen talk through his thin plan to make this deal happen.
This is not the first time I took issue with Cohen.
In August 2022, I implored Bed Bath & Beyond investors not to believe that then-shareholder Cohen wanted to bring great things to the chain. He later dumped all his stock, and today the company remains on life support in some form.
In June 2023, I issued an open letter to Cohen inviting him to debate me on Yahoo Finance about what he planned to do with GameStop. The lack of disclosures has continued (where are the earnings calls?) and so have the retailer’s dreadful sales trends. Profits are up because there are fewer employees and stores are being closed.
Cohen never took me up on my challenge.
The reality is Ryan Cohen is no aspiring Warren Buffett (as his fans think), and his play for eBay has likely been a media-grabbing joke designed to get him a few headlines. There was no reason at all for eBay to consider this.
For one, eBay has shown good top- and bottom-line progress under CEO Jamie Iannone. GameStop’s sales have continued to dwindle.
Two, eBay’s stock is up 63% in the past year, while GameStop’s is down 22%. Since Cohen was named GameStop’s executive chair in June 2023, shares are down slightly — the S&P 500 (^GSPC) is up 71%.
And three, this would have been a high-leveraged deal that probably would have put the combined GameStop and eBay into junk rating territory.
What combined company wants to start their time together viewed as junk by creditors?
“It [the deal] really didn’t [pass the sniff test],” B. Riley chief market strategist Art Hogan told me on Opening Bid this week. “Sometimes you look at deals and say, well, maybe this could make sense. There was no way to get there on this particular deal. It felt like someone wanted to tie together two rocks to see if they would float. And clearly there was no way to get this financing through.”
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But since Cohen is attacking eBay’s corporate governance and its board makeup, I think it’s only fair to look at GameStop’s before I go.
Let's take a look at Club Cohen at GameStop:
GameStop’s five-member board includes Chewy (CHWY) founder Cohen, two other former Chewy executives, and the first institutional investor of Chewy, who also raised subsequent capital for Chewy and served as a strategic adviser. Next, GameStop’s lead independent director, chair of compensation committee, and chair of governance committee are all held by the same director who previously worked at Chewy.
So, in the wake of what looks to be a failed eBay play, I reup this one to Ryan Cohen.
Ryan, I challenge you again to come on my show and debate me about GameStop and this eBay bid. I want to go line by line on your plan for GameStop for the next decade. I then want to go line by line through your plan for eBay and the funding plan. You bring your slide decks. I'll bring my notes.
And you could sit there and stumble around and give lame, prepared answers. You can do you. I want your supporters to see what and who they are invested in.
A spokesperson for eBay declined to comment for this story.
Brian Sozzi is Yahoo Finance's Executive Editor and a member of Yahoo Finance's editorial leadership team. Follow Sozzi on X @BrianSozzi, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Tips on stories? Email brian.sozzi@yahoofinance.com.
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- Revolve, Chewy, and LendingTree Stocks Trade Down, What You Need To Know
May 17, 2026
What Happened?
A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after the April PPI report lifted the 10-year Treasury yield to a 10-month high of 4.49%, eliminating 2026 rate-cut expectations and raising the discount rate for long-duration growth valuations.
This 'sticky' inflation print also signaled that consumer real wages have turned negative (3.6% wages vs 3.8% CPI), which historically triggers a pullback in digital advertising budgets as brands protect margins.
Consumer internet companies like Google, Meta, Amazon, and Netflix, earn revenue from digital advertising and subscriptions. Their valuations are highly sensitive to Treasury yields, which set the bar for growth-stock multiples.
Two forces drove the reaction. First, the rate channel is direct: 10-month high yields mechanically reduce the present value of future earnings. Second, the demand channel: negative real wage growth signals that consumers are under pressure, and advertisers typically respond by tightening budgets. While the Q1 ad cycle was strong, the PPI suggested the macro environment was turning against the next quarter's growth targets.
The stock market overreacts to news, and big price drops can present good opportunities to buy high-quality stocks.
Among others, the following stocks were impacted:
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Zooming In On Revolve (RVLV)
Revolve’s shares are very volatile and have had 28 moves greater than 5% over the last year. In that context, today’s move indicates the market considers this news meaningful but not something that would fundamentally change its perception of the business.
The previous big move we wrote about was 7 days ago when the stock dropped 16.2% on the news that the company's first-quarter results, while beating Wall Street expectations, failed to ease concerns about its long-term growth trajectory. Revolve reported strong headline numbers, with revenue growing 15.6% year-on-year to $342.9 million and earnings per share of $0.20, both surpassing analysts' consensus estimates. The company also added 223,000 active customers.
However, the positive results were seemingly overshadowed by underlying worries. Despite the quarterly beat, the company has shown sluggish compounded annual sales growth of just 5% over the last three years. Furthermore, Wall Street's forward-looking revenue growth estimates of 6.6% remain below the sector average. Investors likely interpreted the solid quarter as insufficient to alter the weaker long-term outlook, prompting a significant sell-off.
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Revolve is down 39.4% since the beginning of the year, and at $17.92 per share, it is trading 43% below its 52-week high of $31.45 from December 2025. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of Revolve’s shares 5 years ago would now be looking at only $409.41.
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- Down 20.4% in 4 Weeks, Here's Why Chewy (CHWY) Looks Ripe for a Turnaround
May 15, 2026
Chewy (CHWY) has been beaten down lately with too much selling pressure. While the stock has lost 20.4% over the past four weeks, there is light at the end of the tunnel as it is now in oversold territory and Wall Street analysts expect the company to report better earnings than they predicted earlier.
We use Relative Strength Index (RSI), one of the most commonly used technical indicators, for spotting whether a stock is oversold. This is a momentum oscillator that measures the speed and change of price movements.
RSI oscillates between zero and 100. Usually, a stock is considered oversold when its RSI reading falls below 30.
Technically, every stock oscillates between being overbought and oversold irrespective of the quality of their fundamentals. And the beauty of RSI is that it helps you quickly and easily check if a stock's price is reaching a point of reversal.
So, by this measure, if a stock has gotten too far below its fair value just because of unwarranted selling pressure, investors may start looking for entry opportunities in the stock for benefiting from the inevitable rebound.
However, like every investing tool, RSI has its limitations, and should not be used alone for making an investment decision.
Why a Trend Reversal is Due for CHWY
The heavy selling of CHWY shares appears to be in the process of exhausting itself, as indicated by its RSI reading of 29.22. So, the trend for the stock could reverse soon for reaching the old equilibrium of supply and demand.3-month RSI Chart for CHWY
This technical indicator is not the only factor that calls for a potential rebound for the stock. There is a fundamental indicator as well. A strong agreement among sell-side analysts covering CHWY in raising earnings estimates for the current year has led to an increase in the consensus EPS estimate by 1.1% over the last 30 days. And an upward trend in earnings estimate revisions usually translates into price appreciation in the near term.
Moreover, CHWY currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), which means it is in the top 20% of more than 4,000 stocks that we rank based on trends in earnings estimate revisions and EPS surprises. This is a more conclusive indication of the stock's potential turnaround in the near term. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stocks here >>>> .
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- Down 20.4% in 4 Weeks, Here's Why Chewy (CHWY) Looks Ripe for a Turnaround
May 15, 2026 · zacks.com
Chewy (CHWY) has become technically an oversold stock now, which implies exhaustion of the heavy selling pressure on it. This, combined with strong agreement among Wall Street analysts in revising earnings estimates higher, indicates a potential trend reversal for the stock in the near term.
- Jim Cramer Says “Until the War Ends, I Can’t Tell You to Buy Chewy”
May 14, 2026
Chewy, Inc. (NYSE:CHWY) was one of the stocks on which Jim Cramer shared his take, explaining that dot-com analogies do not hold up in this market. When a caller asked if they should buy more, sell, or hold their position in the stock, Cramer remarked:
Okay, I’m glad you bring this up. This is another one, there’s a bunch of stocks that are like this. They’re high-growth companies that did not necessarily blow the doors off their number and are in retail. And because they’re retail, people feel that you can’t own retail because of the war. So this is definitely a hurt-by-war story, and I think the President should realize they’re becoming more and more hurt by war companies, and that’s what it is. Until the war ends, I can’t tell you to buy Chewy.
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Chewy, Inc. (NYSE:CHWY) runs an online marketplace for pet food, supplies, medications, and health products, along with a range of pet services. Cramer was bullish on the stock during the March 26 episode, as he commented:
Yesterday morning, we got a solid set of results from Chewy, the online pet supply retailer, and the stock immediately jumped 13% in response, in part because it had been beaten down for the past 10 months, so it didn’t take all that much to generate a rebound… What really matters, though, is that Chewy gave solid guidance for the current quarter and a very bullish full year forecast…
You wouldn’t appreciate why this was a good quarter for Chewy if you only looked at the analyst reactions to the report, because most lowered their price targets… But honestly, I wouldn’t read too much into that… They were just using the quarter as an excuse to get their targets more in line with reality… The new average price target stands at $40 and change. That’s still up more than 50% from where the stock’s currently trading. Instead, I think Chewy’s 13% gain yesterday, which was followed by another 1.7% gain today in a really terrible market, was the right read on the quarter. This was a solid set of numbers from Chewy with a better outlook and, perhaps most importantly, a reaffirmation of the company’s long-term plan, which will lead to continued market share growth and steadily expanding profits.
Here’s the bottom line: I know Chewy’s had a rough run for the past six months, but here, with the stock selling for just 17 times this year’s earnings estimates, with this kind of growth, it’s the cheapest it’s ever been. I think you’re getting a great chance to do some buying even after yesterday’s big bounce. Chewy’s story remains firmly on track, and I bet yesterday’s move is merely the beginning of a longer and larger rally.
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- Debunking GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen's bizarre eBay claims
May 14, 2026
GameStop (GME) CEO Ryan Cohen made an offer to buy eBay (EBAY), which was rejected.
Hennion & Walsh chief investment officer Kevin Mahn and Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter Brooke DiPalma chat with Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi about eBay's stock and earnings performance, contrasting Cohen's claims.
Video Transcript
00:00 Speaker A
Online marketplace eBay rejected the Florida dweller's $55 billion deal to buy the company. Company called the unsolicited offer neither credible nor attractive. Cohen has since taken to the airwaves to fire off a few pre-planned answers he thinks are super funny. That includes calling eBay's management a bunch of losers on Piers Morgan's show last night.
00:18 Speaker A
Cohen doesn't appear to be backing down, promising to take his plan directly to eBay shareholders. Since Cohen is attacking eBay's corporate governance and its board makeup, I think it's only fair to look at GameStop's.
00:30 Speaker A
GameStop, five-member board includes Chewy founder Cohen, two other former Chewy executives, and the first institutional investor of Chewy. GameStop's lead independent director, chair of compensation Committee and chair of governance Committee are all held by the same director who previously worked at Chewy.
00:50 Speaker A
Uh Kevin, I mean I I I imagine you're a big fan of Ryan Cohen and GameStop.
00:54 Kevin
I don't even know where to start on this one, Brian. He should be very careful in terms of picking at other boards when he has that type of board in his own backyard. And I think that further just diminishes his overall credibility.
01:07 Kevin
Now that it appears that Ryan Cohen, that GameStop bid for eBay is set aside, let's look at some of his actual claims. eBay's poorly run. Their stock is underperforming. Stock's up 30% year to date. It's up 65% over the last year. They're only trading at 18 times forward earnings and they pay a decent dividend of 1.1%.
01:31 Kevin
Do they face more online competition now as it relates to e-commerce? Yes. Do they need to look for alternative revenue streams and perhaps lean more into advertising? Yes. But the manner in which he's gone about trying to acquire this company has been bizarre.
01:50 Speaker A
Kevin mentioned the stock price of eBay. Just raw, simple numbers on eBay from its most recent quarter suggest this company's doing just fine.
02:01 Speaker C
We had gross merchandise volume increased about 18% year over year. We also had revenue up about 19% year over year. And on top of that too, you saw 136 million buyers in this past quarter. That was up about 1% and that's been a pretty consistent number. A year-over-year increase of about 1%.
02:24 Speaker C
And this goes to show that it's not necessarily a need for eBay to turn to a company like GameStop. They've really found their niche within collectibles, within trading cards, and they've been able to really ramp up on that.
02:37 Speaker C
And I think that Ryan Cohen knows that. He knows that eBay is hitting a stride. He even said that people are turning to eBay for those collectible cards and rare pens, he also said within that Piers Morgan interview. I think he's looking to get in on the action and he said, hey investors, focus on what I did on GameStop, focus on what I did with Chewy. Don't necessarily look at that Bed Bath and Beyond investment.
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- Investors Heavily Search Chewy (CHWY): Here is What You Need to Know
May 14, 2026
Chewy (CHWY) has recently been on Zacks.com's list of the most searched stocks. Therefore, you might want to consider some of the key factors that could influence the stock's performance in the near future.
Shares of this online pet store have returned -20.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +8.6% change. The Zacks Internet - Commerce industry, to which Chewy belongs, has gained 9.5% over this period. Now the key question is: Where could the stock be headed in the near term?
Although media reports or rumors about a significant change in a company's business prospects usually cause its stock to trend and lead to an immediate price change, there are always certain fundamental factors that ultimately drive the buy-and-hold decision.
Revisions to Earnings Estimates
Here at Zacks, we prioritize appraising the change in the projection of a company's future earnings over anything else. That's because we believe the present value of its future stream of earnings is what determines the fair value for its stock.
Our analysis is essentially based on how sell-side analysts covering the stock are revising their earnings estimates to take the latest business trends into account. When earnings estimates for a company go up, the fair value for its stock goes up as well. And when a stock's fair value is higher than its current market price, investors tend to buy the stock, resulting in its price moving upward. Because of this, empirical studies indicate a strong correlation between trends in earnings estimate revisions and short-term stock price movements.
Chewy is expected to post earnings of $0.43 per share for the current quarter, representing a year-over-year change of +22.9%. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus Estimate has changed -1.3%.
For the current fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $1.63 points to a change of +28.4% from the prior year. Over the last 30 days, this estimate has remained unchanged.
For the next fiscal year, the consensus earnings estimate of $2 indicates a change of +23.1% from what Chewy is expected to report a year ago. Over the past month, the estimate has changed +0.8%.
With an impressive externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool -- the Zacks Rank -- is a more conclusive indicator of a stock's near-term price performance, as it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions. The size of the recent change in the consensus estimate, along with three other factors related to earnings estimates, has resulted in a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) for Chewy.
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The chart below shows the evolution of the company's forward 12-month consensus EPS estimate:
12 Month EPS12-month consensus EPS estimate for CHWY
Revenue Growth Forecast
Even though a company's earnings growth is arguably the best indicator of its financial health, nothing much happens if it cannot raise its revenues. It's almost impossible for a company to grow its earnings without growing its revenue for long periods. Therefore, knowing a company's potential revenue growth is crucial.
In the case of Chewy, the consensus sales estimate of $3.36 billion for the current quarter points to a year-over-year change of +7.9%. The $13.68 billion and $14.79 billion estimates for the current and next fiscal years indicate changes of +8.6% and +8.1%, respectively.
Last Reported Results and Surprise History
Chewy reported revenues of $3.26 billion in the last reported quarter, representing a year-over-year change of +0.5%. EPS of $0.27 for the same period compares with $0.28 a year ago.
Compared to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.26 billion, the reported revenues represent a surprise of +0.27%. The EPS surprise was -3.57%.
Over the last four quarters, Chewy surpassed consensus EPS estimates two times. The company topped consensus revenue estimates each time over this period.
Valuation
Without considering a stock's valuation, no investment decision can be efficient. In predicting a stock's future price performance, it's crucial to determine whether its current price correctly reflects the intrinsic value of the underlying business and the company's growth prospects.
While comparing the current values of a company's valuation multiples, such as price-to-earnings (P/E), price-to-sales (P/S), and price-to-cash flow (P/CF), with its own historical values helps determine whether its stock is fairly valued, overvalued, or undervalued, comparing the company relative to its peers on these parameters gives a good sense of the reasonability of the stock's price.
As part of the Zacks Style Scores system, the Zacks Value Style Score (which evaluates both traditional and unconventional valuation metrics) organizes stocks into five groups ranging from A to F (A is better than B; B is better than C; and so on), making it helpful in identifying whether a stock is overvalued, rightly valued, or temporarily undervalued.
Chewy is graded B on this front, indicating that it is trading at a discount to its peers. Click here to see the values of some of the valuation metrics that have driven this grade.
Bottom Line
The facts discussed here and much other information on Zacks.com might help determine whether or not it's worthwhile paying attention to the market buzz about Chewy. However, its Zacks Rank #2 does suggest that it may outperform the broader market in the near term.
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- Investors Heavily Search Chewy (CHWY): Here is What You Need to Know
May 14, 2026 · zacks.com
Recently, Zacks.com users have been paying close attention to Chewy (CHWY). This makes it worthwhile to examine what the stock has in store.
- S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 Post New Record Highs on Chip Stock Strength
May 13, 2026
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.20%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) is down -0.12%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +0.35%.
Stock indexes today are mixed, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 posting new all-time highs. Today's strength in chip stocks is leading technology stocks and the broader market higher. Higher T-note yields today are a negative factor for equities.
The markets are looking ahead to Fed Chair Powell’s semiannual monetary policy report to the Senate Banking Committee today and to the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday. The markets will then look to Thursday’s June US CPI report to see if price pressures are continuing to ease. The consensus is that the June CPI eased to +3.1% y/y from +3.3% y/y in May, and the June core CPI remained unchanged from May at +3.4% y/y. Finally, Q2 earnings season begins Friday as some of the biggest US banks, including JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, and Wells Fargo, will report quarterly results.
The markets are discounting the chances for a -25 bp rate cut at 5% for the next FOMC meeting on July 30-31 and 75% for the following meeting on September 17-18.
Overseas stock markets today are mixed. The Euro Stoxx 50 is down -0.90%. China's Shanghai Composite recovered from a 4-1/2 month low and closed up +1.26%. Japan's Nikkei Stock 225 Index rallied to a new all-time high and closed up +1.96%.
Interest Rates
September 10-year T-notes (ZNU24) today are down -5 ticks. The 10-year T-note yield is up +1.0 bp at 4.288%. Sep T-notes are under pressure today on negative carryover from a fall in European government bonds. Also, supply pressures are weighing on T-notes as the Treasury will auction $119 billion of T-notes and T-bonds this week, beginning with today’s auction of $58 billion of 3-year T-notes.
European government bond yields today are higher. The 10-year German bund yield is up +2.3 bp at 2.563%. The 10-year UK gilt yield is up +3.3 bp at 4.146%.
ECB Governing Council member Panetta said the ECB shouldn't be overly worried about stubborn services inflation and still-robust wage growth and that "the reduction in key interest rates will continue at a gradual pace, accompanying the return of inflation to target, if macroeconomic developments remain in line with the ECB Governing Council's expectations."
Swaps are discounting the chances of a -25 bp rate cut by the ECB at 5% for the July 18 meeting and 71% for the September 12 meeting.
US Stock Movers
Chip stocks are climbing today after KeyBanc Capital Markets raised its price target on Nvidia to $180 from $130 and on Qualcomm to $225 from $205. As a result, Intel (INTC) is up more than +3% to lead gainers in the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrials, and Nasdaq 100. Also, Nvidia (NVDA) and Micron Technology (MU) are up more than +2%. ARM Holdings Plc (ARM), Marvell Technology (MRVL), Applied Materials (AMAT), KLA Corp (KLAC), and Broadcom (AVGO) are up more than +1%.
Tempus AI (TEM) is up more than +5% after William Blair & Co. initiated coverage of the stock with a recommendation of outperform.
Corning (GLW) is up more than +2% after Argus Research raised its price target on the stock to $50 from $40.
Principal Financial Group (PFG) is up more than +2% after Raymond James upgraded the stock to strong buy from market perform with a price target of $99.
CRH Plc (CRH) is up more than +1% after Morgan Stanley upgraded the stock to overweight from equal weight with a price target of $88.
Bank of America (BAC) is up nearly +1% after Piper Sandler upgraded the stock to neutral from underweight.
CH Robinson Worldwide (CHRW) is up more than +1% after Vertical Research Partners upgraded the stock to buy from hold with a price target of $102.
Energy producers and energy service providers are under pressure today after the price of WTI crude fell to a 1-week low. As a result, Marathon Petroleum (MPC), Valero Energy (VLO), Diamondback Energy (FANG), Phillips 66 (PSX), Haliburton (HAL), Schlumberger (SLB), and Marathon Oil (MRO) are down more than -1%.
Heartland Express (HTLD) is down more than -7% after UBS downgraded the stock to neutral from buy.
CSX Corp (CSX) is down more than -2% after it said it would review the capitalization of certain prior engineering materials and labor.
Helen of Troy (HELE) is down more than -30% after reporting preliminary Q1 adjusted EPS of 99 cents, well below the consensus of $1.59, and cutting its 2025 adjusted EPS estimate to $7.00-$7.50 from a prior estimate of $8.70-$9.20, weaker than the consensus of $8.93.
Helios Technologies (HLIO) is down more than -12% after placing CEO and president Matosevic on paid leave following allegations of a potential violation of the company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.
Chewy (CHWY) is down more than -1% after Argus Research downgraded the stock to hold from buy.
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- 10 Consumer Discretionary Stocks With Whale Alerts In Today's Session
May 13, 2026
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.
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 TSLA CALL SWEEP BEARISH 05/13/26 $450.00 $56.0K 15.6K 339.2K QS CALL TRADE BULLISH 05/15/26 $8.00 $32.9K 19.5K 10.1K F CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/15/27 $14.85 $85.4K 51.1K 3.4K SGHC CALL SWEEP BEARISH 05/15/26 $9.00 $150.7K 71.7K 3.3K BABA CALL TRADE BULLISH 08/21/26 $160.00 $182.0K 10.6K 1.0K PDD CALL SWEEP BEARISH 06/12/26 $110.00 $106.4K 66 955 CHWY PUT SWEEP BEARISH 10/16/26 $20.00 $221.1K 99 943 BWA PUT SWEEP BEARISH 06/18/26 $62.50 $33.7K 11 933 SBUX CALL SWEEP BEARISH 09/18/26 $110.00 $49.1K 5.8K 692 VIK PUT TRADE BEARISH 06/18/26 $75.00 $127.5K 1.0K 523
Explanation
These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.
• For TSLA (NASDAQ:TSLA), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, is expiring today. Parties traded 351 contract(s) at a $450.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $56.0K, with a price of $158.0 per contract. There were 15666 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 339262 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding QS (NASDAQ:QS), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on May 15, 2026. Parties traded 499 contract(s) at a $8.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.9K, with a price of $66.0 per contract. There were 19589 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 10128 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding F (NYSE:F), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 247 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 712 contract(s) at a $14.85 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $85.4K, with a price of $120.0 per contract. There were 51195 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3478 contract(s) were bought and sold.
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• For SGHC (NYSE:SGHC), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 2 day(s) on May 15, 2026. This event was a transfer of 359 contract(s) at a $9.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 40 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $150.7K, with a price of $420.0 per contract. There were 71758 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3345 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding BABA (NYSE:BABA), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 100 day(s) on August 21, 2026. Parties traded 199 contract(s) at a $160.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $182.0K, with a price of $915.0 per contract. There were 10654 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1033 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding PDD (NASDAQ:PDD), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 30 day(s) on June 12, 2026. Parties traded 450 contract(s) at a $110.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $106.4K, with a price of $234.0 per contract. There were 66 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 955 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For CHWY (NYSE:CHWY), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 156 day(s) on October 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 937 contract(s) at a $20.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 45 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $221.1K, with a price of $236.0 per contract. There were 99 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 943 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For BWA (NYSE:BWA), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 36 day(s) on June 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 161 contract(s) at a $62.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 17 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.7K, with a price of $210.0 per contract. There were 11 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 933 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding SBUX (NASDAQ:SBUX), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 128 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 84 contract(s) at a $110.00 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 $49.1K, with a price of $585.0 per contract. There were 5814 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 692 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For VIK (NYSE:VIK), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 36 day(s) on June 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 500 contract(s) at a $75.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $127.5K, with a price of $255.0 per contract. There were 1070 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 523 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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