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.

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.

• Regarding NVDA NVDA, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 10 day(s) on October 25, 2024. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $137.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.4K, with a price of $177.0 per contract. There were 4396 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 18654 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AAPL AAPL, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 31 day(s) on November 15, 2024. Parties traded 80 contract(s) at a $235.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $56.4K, with a price of $705.0 per contract. There were 32461 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 9157 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AMD AMD, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 31 day(s) on November 15, 2024. Parties traded 69 contract(s) at a $160.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $59.3K, with a price of $860.0 per contract. There were 6009 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2619 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For PLTR PLTR, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 3 day(s) on October 18, 2024. This event was a transfer of 178 contract(s) at a $41.00 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 $32.0K, with a price of $180.0 per contract. There were 16457 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1288 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AVGO AVGO, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 66 day(s) on December 20, 2024. This event was a transfer of 220 contract(s) at a $154.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 19 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $96.8K, with a price of $440.0 per contract. There were 1320 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 605 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding TSM TSM, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 94 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $200.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $54.2K, with a price of $1085.0 per contract. There were 15619 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 524 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AMAT AMAT, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 31 day(s) on November 15, 2024. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $200.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $91.0K, with a price of $910.0 per contract. There were 1180 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 443 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ENPH ENPH, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 10 day(s) on October 25, 2024. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $90.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 10 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $47.5K, with a price of $475.0 per contract. There were 474 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 416 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ERIC ERIC, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 94 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 404 contract(s) at a $9.00 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 $28.2K, with a price of $70.0 per contract. There were 74 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 405 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For WDC WDC, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 31 day(s) on November 15, 2024. This event was a transfer of 87 contract(s) at a $65.00 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 $50.4K, with a price of $580.0 per contract. There were 4641 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 275 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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