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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MARA | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 03/01/24 | $32.00 | $25.4K | 12.9K | 22.7K |
NVDA | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 03/01/24 | $790.00 | $41.5K | 7.8K | 21.0K |
PLTR | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 03/15/24 | $25.00 | $99.0K | 42.5K | 12.7K |
MSTR | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 03/01/24 | $1000.00 | $107.0K | 1.2K | 4.1K |
STX | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 05/17/24 | $100.00 | $81.4K | 21 | 1.8K |
ARM | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 01/16/26 | $135.00 | $71.6K | 2.4K | 1.7K |
CRM | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 03/15/24 | $300.00 | $140.0K | 5.9K | 1.5K |
SNOW | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 03/01/24 | $215.00 | $28.0K | 1.6K | 1.2K |
PATH | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 04/19/24 | $24.00 | $30.3K | 474 | 1.1K |
AMD | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 04/19/24 | $200.00 | $51.1K | 15.9K | 1.0K |
Explanation
These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.
• For MARA MARA, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 2 day(s) on March 1, 2024. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $32.00 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 $25.4K, with a price of $255.0 per contract. There were 12923 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 22775 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For NVDA NVDA, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 2 day(s) on March 1, 2024. This event was a transfer of 52 contract(s) at a $790.00 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 $41.5K, with a price of $795.0 per contract. There were 7857 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 21061 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding PLTR PLTR, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 16 day(s) on March 15, 2024. Parties traded 1000 contract(s) at a $25.00 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 $99.0K, with a price of $99.0 per contract. There were 42563 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 12718 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding MSTR MSTR, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on March 1, 2024. Parties traded 20 contract(s) at a $1000.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $107.0K, with a price of $5353.0 per contract. There were 1222 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4196 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For STX STX, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 79 day(s) on May 17, 2024. This event was a transfer of 279 contract(s) at a $100.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 8 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $81.4K, with a price of $292.0 per contract. There were 21 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1838 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding ARM ARM, we observe a call option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 688 day(s) on January 16, 2026. Parties traded 12 contract(s) at a $135.00 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 $71.6K, with a price of $5970.0 per contract. There were 2460 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1759 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding CRM CRM, we observe a call option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 16 day(s) on March 15, 2024. Parties traded 103 contract(s) at a $300.00 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 $140.0K, with a price of $1360.0 per contract. There were 5957 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1581 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding SNOW SNOW, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on March 1, 2024. Parties traded 54 contract(s) at a $215.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 14 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.0K, with a price of $520.0 per contract. There were 1687 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1209 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding PATH PATH, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 51 day(s) on April 19, 2024. Parties traded 118 contract(s) at a $24.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 11 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.3K, with a price of $257.0 per contract. There were 474 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1100 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For AMD AMD, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 51 day(s) on April 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 125 contract(s) at a $200.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $51.1K, with a price of $409.0 per contract. There were 15945 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1051 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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