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 AMD AMD, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 1 day(s) on January 26, 2024. This event was a transfer of 203 contract(s) at a $182.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.7K, with a price of $175.0 per contract. There were 10077 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 70902 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MSFT MSFT, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on January 26, 2024. Parties traded 822 contract(s) at a $410.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $55.0K, with a price of $67.0 per contract. There were 9686 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 34786 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AAPL AAPL, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 1 day(s) on January 26, 2024. This event was a transfer of 330 contract(s) at a $195.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 23 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $45.9K, with a price of $139.0 per contract. There were 45545 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 31952 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding NVDA NVDA, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on January 26, 2024. Parties traded 78 contract(s) at a $615.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 12 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $36.6K, with a price of $465.0 per contract. There were 5517 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 22634 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ORCL ORCL, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 50 day(s) on March 15, 2024. This event was a transfer of 50 contract(s) at a $115.00 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 $28.3K, with a price of $567.0 per contract. There were 5386 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 701 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding WDC WDC, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 22 day(s) on February 16, 2024. Parties traded 500 contract(s) at a $59.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $172.5K, with a price of $345.0 per contract. There were 1755 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 558 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For LSCC LSCC, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 22 day(s) on February 16, 2024. This event was a transfer of 150 contract(s) at a $65.00 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 $37.5K, with a price of $250.0 per contract. There were 682 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 530 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For INTC INTC, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 1 day(s) on January 26, 2024. This event was a transfer of 50 contract(s) at a $45.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.0K, with a price of $501.0 per contract. There were 1198 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 484 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AVGO AVGO, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 8 day(s) on February 2, 2024. This event was a transfer of 10 contract(s) at a $1260.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.5K, with a price of $2959.0 per contract. There were 76 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 370 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For DOCN DOCN, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 204 day(s) on August 16, 2024. This event was a transfer of 52 contract(s) at a $35.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.2K, with a price of $640.0 per contract. There were 1 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 297 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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