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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NVDA | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 03/22/24 | $940.00 | $42.6K | 6.3K | 73.6K |
AMD | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 03/28/24 | $190.00 | $35.3K | 10.8K | 13.1K |
INTC | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 03/28/24 | $40.50 | $37.2K | 4.5K | 5.8K |
MSFT | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 03/28/24 | $425.00 | $26.0K | 5.8K | 3.6K |
AAPL | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/21/24 | $165.00 | $42.0K | 23.8K | 1.8K |
BOX | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 04/19/24 | $30.00 | $27.6K | 4.1K | 1.4K |
CIFR | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/21/24 | $10.00 | $40.0K | 5.3K | 1.0K |
TSM | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 03/28/24 | $144.00 | $26.8K | 540 | 823 |
PANW | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 04/05/24 | $300.00 | $35.9K | 1.4K | 747 |
DOCN | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/16/26 | $50.00 | $46.5K | 4.5K | 451 |
Explanation
These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.
• For NVDA NVDA, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, is expiring today. Parties traded 54 contract(s) at a $940.00 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 $42.6K, with a price of $791.0 per contract. There were 6375 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 73608 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For AMD AMD, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 6 day(s) on March 28, 2024. This event was a transfer of 252 contract(s) at a $190.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 11 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.3K, with a price of $140.0 per contract. There were 10818 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 13172 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For INTC INTC, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 6 day(s) on March 28, 2024. This event was a transfer of 4140 contract(s) at a $40.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 34 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $37.2K, with a price of $9.0 per contract. There were 4560 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5826 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For MSFT MSFT, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 6 day(s) on March 28, 2024. This event was a transfer of 43 contract(s) at a $425.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.0K, with a price of $605.0 per contract. There were 5846 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3695 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding AAPL AAPL, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 91 day(s) on June 21, 2024. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $165.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $42.0K, with a price of $420.0 per contract. There were 23863 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1816 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding BOX BOX, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 28 day(s) on April 19, 2024. Parties traded 165 contract(s) at a $30.00 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 $27.6K, with a price of $168.0 per contract. There were 4121 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1433 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding CIFR CIFR, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 91 day(s) on June 21, 2024. Parties traded 1000 contract(s) at a $10.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 9 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $40.0K, with a price of $40.0 per contract. There were 5346 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1039 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For TSM TSM, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 6 day(s) on March 28, 2024. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $144.00 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 $26.8K, with a price of $134.0 per contract. There were 540 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 823 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For PANW PANW, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 14 day(s) on April 5, 2024. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $300.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.9K, with a price of $359.0 per contract. There were 1494 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 747 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding DOCN DOCN, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 665 day(s) on January 16, 2026. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $50.00 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 $46.5K, with a price of $930.0 per contract. There were 4561 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 451 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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