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 sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 4 day(s) on January 3, 2025. This event was a transfer of 720 contract(s) at a $140.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 28 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $144.0K, with a price of $200.0 per contract. There were 63634 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 106720 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding WOLF WOLF, we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 382 day(s) on January 16, 2026. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $8.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $66.2K, with a price of $331.0 per contract. There were 901 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 31352 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For PLTR PLTR, we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 4 day(s) on January 3, 2025. This event was a transfer of 150 contract(s) at a $78.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $36.0K, with a price of $240.0 per contract. There were 4135 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 12970 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AVGO AVGO, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 4 day(s) on January 3, 2025. This event was a transfer of 322 contract(s) at a $240.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 36 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $109.4K, with a price of $340.0 per contract. There were 9652 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 9775 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MSTR MSTR, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 18 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 13 contract(s) at a $300.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.8K, with a price of $2063.0 per contract. There were 9183 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3282 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AMD AMD, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 81 day(s) on March 21, 2025. This event was a transfer of 10 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 $26.9K, with a price of $2690.0 per contract. There were 12828 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2357 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding INFY INFY, we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 18 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 2000 contract(s) at a $23.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $260.0K, with a price of $130.0 per contract. There were 2041 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2323 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding RGTI RGTI, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 11 day(s) on January 10, 2025. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $20.00 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 $37.0K, with a price of $185.0 per contract. There were 1459 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1894 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding RCAT RCAT, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on January 3, 2025. Parties traded 288 contract(s) at a $14.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.9K, with a price of $97.0 per contract. There were 169 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1859 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SMCI SMCI, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 53 day(s) on February 21, 2025. This event was a transfer of 1000 contract(s) at a $17.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $47.0K, with a price of $47.0 per contract. There were 17539 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1038 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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