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 Information Technology sector:
Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NVDA | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 02/16/24 | $730.00 | $33.3K | 11.1K | 51.9K |
AAPL | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 02/23/24 | $185.00 | $28.0K | 13.5K | 19.9K |
SMCI | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 02/16/24 | $1000.00 | $25.0K | 3.4K | 19.1K |
AMD | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 02/16/24 | $175.00 | $30.4K | 13.1K | 10.6K |
ARM | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 02/23/24 | $130.00 | $132.5K | 1.8K | 4.1K |
MSFT | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 04/19/24 | $405.00 | $32.3K | 3.9K | 363 |
MSTR | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 02/23/24 | $650.00 | $99.9K | 200 | 340 |
GLW | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/17/25 | $32.00 | $33.6K | 1.3K | 329 |
NET | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 03/15/24 | $95.00 | $25.3K | 1.8K | 309 |
PLTR | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 02/16/24 | $19.00 | $63.0K | 19.7K | 291 |
Explanation
These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.
• Regarding NVDA NVDA, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on February 16, 2024. Parties traded 35 contract(s) at a $730.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 10 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.3K, with a price of $953.0 per contract. There were 11181 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 51976 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For AAPL AAPL, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 8 day(s) on February 23, 2024. This event was a transfer of 270 contract(s) at a $185.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.0K, with a price of $104.0 per contract. There were 13528 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 19927 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For SMCI SMCI, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 1 day(s) on February 16, 2024. This event was a transfer of 10 contract(s) at a $1000.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.0K, with a price of $2500.0 per contract. There were 3464 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 19147 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For AMD AMD, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 1 day(s) on February 16, 2024. This event was a transfer of 105 contract(s) at a $175.00 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 $30.4K, with a price of $289.0 per contract. There were 13107 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 10669 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding ARM ARM, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 8 day(s) on February 23, 2024. Parties traded 121 contract(s) at a $130.00 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 $132.5K, with a price of $1095.0 per contract. There were 1879 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4197 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding MSFT MSFT, we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 64 day(s) on April 19, 2024. Parties traded 20 contract(s) at a $405.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.3K, with a price of $1615.0 per contract. There were 3942 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 363 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding MSTR MSTR, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 8 day(s) on February 23, 2024. Parties traded 180 contract(s) at a $650.00 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 $99.9K, with a price of $555.0 per contract. There were 200 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 340 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding GLW GLW, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 337 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 116 contract(s) at a $32.00 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 $33.6K, with a price of $290.0 per contract. There were 1322 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 329 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding NET NET, we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 29 day(s) on March 15, 2024. Parties traded 111 contract(s) at a $95.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.3K, with a price of $228.0 per contract. There were 1881 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 309 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding PLTR PLTR, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on February 16, 2024. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $19.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $63.0K, with a price of $630.0 per contract. There were 19785 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 291 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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