10 Information Technology Stocks Whale Activity 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 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.

Below are some instances of options activity happening in the Information Technology sector:

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 bearish, expiring in 2 day(s) on August 16, 2024. This event was a transfer of 201 contract(s) at a $117.50 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 $37.7K, with a price of $188.0 per contract. There were 8835 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 50421 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MSFT MSFT, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on August 16, 2024. Parties traded 401 contract(s) at a $420.00 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 $45.3K, with a price of $113.0 per contract. There were 15944 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 20464 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AAPL AAPL, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 2 day(s) on August 16, 2024. This event was a transfer of 126 contract(s) at a $222.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.8K, with a price of $229.0 per contract. There were 1673 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 10767 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SMCI SMCI, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on August 16, 2024. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $575.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $57.5K, with a price of $1150.0 per contract. There were 820 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3360 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding INTC INTC, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 156 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 500 contract(s) at a $20.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $133.5K, with a price of $267.0 per contract. There were 12253 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1982 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ARM ARM, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on August 16, 2024. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $125.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $36.5K, with a price of $365.0 per contract. There were 4798 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1548 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MSTR MSTR, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 9 day(s) on August 23, 2024. This event was a transfer of 630 contract(s) at a $140.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $189.0K, with a price of $300.0 per contract. There were 607 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1431 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For PLTR PLTR, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 128 day(s) on December 20, 2024. This event was a transfer of 500 contract(s) at a $30.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $245.0K, with a price of $490.0 per contract. There were 12210 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1026 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SNOW SNOW, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 128 day(s) on December 20, 2024. This event was a transfer of 960 contract(s) at a $135.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 50 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $1.3 million, with a price of $1410.0 per contract. There were 654 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 962 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AMD AMD, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 65 day(s) on October 18, 2024. This event was a transfer of 20 contract(s) at a $135.00 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 $27.3K, with a price of $1365.0 per contract. There were 3732 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 862 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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