10 Information Technology Stocks With Whale Alerts 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:

Explanation

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

• For AAPL AAPL, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 1 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 283 contract(s) at a $187.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 13 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.0K, with a price of $124.0 per contract. There were 39708 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 95943 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AMD AMD, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on January 19, 2024. Parties traded 205 contract(s) at a $160.00 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 $35.7K, with a price of $174.0 per contract. There were 9656 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 61678 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding NVDA NVDA, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on January 19, 2024. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $575.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.6K, with a price of $296.0 per contract. There were 13164 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 57627 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For TSM TSM, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 29 day(s) on February 16, 2024. This event was a transfer of 2989 contract(s) at a $125.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 37 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $81.0K, with a price of $27.0 per contract. There were 1245 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 8609 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MSFT MSFT, we observe a put option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on January 19, 2024. Parties traded 300 contract(s) at a $395.00 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 $120.0K, with a price of $400.0 per contract. There were 805 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3463 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding INTC INTC, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 15 day(s) on February 2, 2024. Parties traded 2000 contract(s) at a $48.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $300.0K, with a price of $150.0 per contract. There were 541 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2102 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For GTLB GTLB, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 729 day(s) on January 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 1700 contract(s) at a $35.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $731.0K, with a price of $430.0 per contract. There were 36 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1826 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding PLTR PLTR, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 246 day(s) on September 20, 2024. Parties traded 1604 contract(s) at a $13.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 20 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $218.1K, with a price of $136.0 per contract. There were 5118 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1658 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MARA MARA, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 8 day(s) on January 26, 2024. Parties traded 588 contract(s) at a $16.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $67.0K, with a price of $114.0 per contract. There were 342 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1228 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CLSK CLSK, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 365 day(s) on January 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 99 contract(s) at a $7.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.1K, with a price of $325.0 per contract. There were 7111 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 229 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, visit our Guide to Understanding Options Alerts or read more about unusual options activity.

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