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 itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• For NVDA NVDA, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 14 day(s) on January 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 157 contract(s) at a $150.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $38.9K, with a price of $248.0 per contract. There were 164026 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 48351 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AAPL AAPL, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 14 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 4880 contract(s) at a $255.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 17 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $200.5K, with a price of $41.0 per contract. There were 78695 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 33126 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CORZ CORZ, we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 742 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 8477 contract(s) at a $22.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $3.7 million, with a price of $440.0 per contract. There were 3895 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 10577 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MSTR MSTR, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, is expiring today. Parties traded 51 contract(s) at a $325.00 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 $29.5K, with a price of $580.0 per contract. There were 1835 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 9957 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For IREN IREN, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 378 day(s) on January 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 150 contract(s) at a $12.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $61.5K, with a price of $410.0 per contract. There were 11549 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4472 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AVGO AVGO, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 7 day(s) on January 10, 2025. This event was a transfer of 150 contract(s) at a $235.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $59.2K, with a price of $395.0 per contract. There were 3251 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3669 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AUR AUR, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 49 day(s) on February 21, 2025. Parties traded 300 contract(s) at a $6.00 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 $36.0K, with a price of $120.0 per contract. There were 17 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3003 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MU MU, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 49 day(s) on February 21, 2025. This event was a transfer of 276 contract(s) at a $90.00 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 $133.8K, with a price of $485.0 per contract. There were 5625 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2603 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AMD AMD, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 28 day(s) on January 31, 2025. This event was a transfer of 400 contract(s) at a $135.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 41 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $118.8K, with a price of $297.0 per contract. There were 3718 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1551 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SOUN SOUN, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 49 day(s) on February 21, 2025. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $22.00 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 $40.3K, with a price of $405.0 per contract. There were 1397 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1236 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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