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 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 NVDA NVDA, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, is expiring today. Parties traded 180 contract(s) at a $130.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $87.8K, with a price of $488.0 per contract. There were 51674 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 19653 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AAPL AAPL, we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, is expiring today. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $220.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $39.0K, with a price of $780.0 per contract. There were 4140 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 10863 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AMD AMD, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 7 day(s) on October 18, 2024. This event was a transfer of 109 contract(s) at a $167.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 12 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $42.2K, with a price of $388.0 per contract. There were 5813 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 10145 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding PLTR PLTR, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on October 18, 2024. Parties traded 300 contract(s) at a $43.00 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 $28.8K, with a price of $96.0 per contract. There were 7292 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5415 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding FROG FROG, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on October 18, 2024. Parties traded 700 contract(s) at a $30.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 24 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $99.9K, with a price of $142.0 per contract. There were 5121 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4805 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MSTR MSTR, we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, is expiring today. Parties traded 20 contract(s) at a $190.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.8K, with a price of $1494.0 per contract. There were 4068 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4702 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SMCI SMCI, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 35 day(s) on November 15, 2024. Parties traded 100 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 $39.7K, with a price of $393.0 per contract. There were 16995 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2597 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ENPH ENPH, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on October 18, 2024. Parties traded 130 contract(s) at a $100.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 40 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.9K, with a price of $215.0 per contract. There were 4025 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2391 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For GLW GLW, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 217 day(s) on May 16, 2025. This event was a transfer of 280 contract(s) at a $47.00 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 $123.8K, with a price of $440.0 per contract. There were 311 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2134 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For RCAT RCAT, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 35 day(s) on November 15, 2024. This event was a transfer of 745 contract(s) at a $5.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 18 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.8K, with a price of $40.0 per contract. There were 729 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1830 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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