10 Information Technology Stocks With Whale Alerts 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.

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

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
NVDA CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/03/25 $138.00 $49.3K 69.5K 105.9K
AAPL PUT SWEEP BEARISH 01/03/25 $245.00 $106.4K 11.5K 49.2K
MSTR CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/03/25 $305.00 $32.4K 826 4.1K
INTC PUT TRADE BULLISH 01/15/27 $15.00 $310.8K 5.1K 1.4K
SOUN CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/03/25 $19.00 $109.1K 2.0K 1.3K
PLTR CALL SWEEP BEARISH 02/21/25 $75.00 $31.2K 10.5K 1.3K
AMD PUT TRADE BULLISH 01/03/25 $124.00 $72.0K 2.4K 1.1K
SMCI CALL TRADE BEARISH 03/21/25 $60.00 $30.4K 13.7K 980
CLSK PUT SWEEP BULLISH 01/16/26 $35.00 $790.8K 5.1K 898
DOCU PUT SWEEP NEUTRAL 02/21/25 $85.00 $33.6K 49 384

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 1 day(s) on January 3, 2025. This event was a transfer of 453 contract(s) at a $138.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 16 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $49.3K, with a price of $109.0 per contract. There were 69502 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 105992 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AAPL AAPL, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on January 3, 2025. Parties traded 387 contract(s) at a $245.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 8 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $106.4K, with a price of $274.0 per contract. There were 11569 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 49253 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MSTR MSTR, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 1 day(s) on January 3, 2025. This event was a transfer of 56 contract(s) at a $305.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.4K, with a price of $580.0 per contract. There were 826 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4124 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding INTC INTC, we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 743 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 1400 contract(s) at a $15.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $310.8K, with a price of $222.0 per contract. There were 5107 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1410 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SOUN SOUN, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on January 3, 2025. Parties traded 1000 contract(s) at a $19.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 30 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $109.1K, with a price of $110.0 per contract. There were 2092 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1388 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding PLTR PLTR, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 50 day(s) on February 21, 2025. Parties traded 39 contract(s) at a $75.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.2K, with a price of $800.0 per contract. There were 10594 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1343 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AMD AMD, we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on January 3, 2025. Parties traded 178 contract(s) at a $124.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $72.0K, with a price of $405.0 per contract. There were 2468 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1186 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SMCI SMCI, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 78 day(s) on March 21, 2025. Parties traded 350 contract(s) at a $60.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.4K, with a price of $87.0 per contract. There were 13737 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 980 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CLSK CLSK, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 379 day(s) on January 16, 2026. Parties traded 303 contract(s) at a $35.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 9 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $790.8K, with a price of $2610.0 per contract. There were 5135 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 898 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding DOCU DOCU, we observe a put option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 50 day(s) on February 21, 2025. Parties traded 140 contract(s) at a $85.00 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 $33.6K, with a price of $241.0 per contract. There were 49 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 384 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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