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.

• Regarding NVDA NVDA, we observe a put option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on January 3, 2025. Parties traded 205 contract(s) at a $134.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.5K, with a price of $159.0 per contract. There were 11519 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 27185 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding PLTR PLTR, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on January 3, 2025. Parties traded 300 contract(s) at a $77.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $44.1K, with a price of $147.0 per contract. There were 3449 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 9065 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MSTR MSTR, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 3 day(s) on January 3, 2025. This event was a transfer of 258 contract(s) at a $320.00 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 $50.3K, with a price of $195.0 per contract. There were 1326 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5716 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AAPL AAPL, we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 3 day(s) on January 3, 2025. This event was a transfer of 50 contract(s) at a $245.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.0K, with a price of $600.0 per contract. There were 3487 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1590 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ORCL ORCL, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on January 3, 2025. Parties traded 70 contract(s) at a $170.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.3K, with a price of $420.0 per contract. There were 1293 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1104 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For KC KC, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 17 day(s) on January 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 980 contract(s) at a $10.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 47 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $63.7K, with a price of $65.0 per contract. There were 1415 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1104 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CLSK CLSK, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 171 day(s) on June 20, 2025. Parties traded 206 contract(s) at a $10.00 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 $55.6K, with a price of $270.0 per contract. There were 4691 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 558 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AMD AMD, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 80 day(s) on March 21, 2025. This event was a transfer of 50 contract(s) at a $130.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $37.5K, with a price of $750.0 per contract. There were 7624 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 394 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SMCI SMCI, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 171 day(s) on June 20, 2025. This event was a transfer of 190 contract(s) at a $45.00 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 $73.1K, with a price of $385.0 per contract. There were 3749 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 230 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MU MU, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 171 day(s) on June 20, 2025. This event was a transfer of 150 contract(s) at a $92.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $117.0K, with a price of $780.0 per contract. There were 1164 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 199 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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