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 | BULLISH | 01/24/25 | $145.00 | $26.6K | 68.4K | 148.2K |
AAPL | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/24/25 | $222.50 | $27.3K | 10.5K | 69.5K |
RGTI | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/24/25 | $15.00 | $77.0K | 787 | 13.6K |
MSTR | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/24/25 | $375.00 | $31.2K | 1.6K | 11.8K |
CLSK | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 02/28/25 | $15.00 | $32.6K | 956 | 7.4K |
SMCI | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/31/25 | $36.00 | $36.1K | 3.1K | 4.5K |
SOUN | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/31/25 | $17.50 | $45.5K | 1.1K | 4.3K |
MARA | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 02/14/25 | $20.00 | $37.1K | 2.3K | 2.6K |
BTDR | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/31/25 | $19.00 | $38.2K | 135 | 2.5K |
CORZ | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 03/07/25 | $19.50 | $29.2K | 5 | 2.0K |
Explanation
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.
• For NVDA NVDA, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, is expiring today. Parties traded 700 contract(s) at a $145.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 10 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.6K, with a price of $38.0 per contract. There were 68436 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 148255 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For AAPL AAPL, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, is expiring today. Parties traded 384 contract(s) at a $222.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 12 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.3K, with a price of $71.0 per contract. There were 10552 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 69540 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For RGTI RGTI, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, is expiring today. Parties traded 1400 contract(s) at a $15.00 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 $77.0K, with a price of $55.0 per contract. There were 787 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 13601 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For MSTR MSTR, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, is expiring today. Parties traded 136 contract(s) at a $375.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.2K, with a price of $230.0 per contract. There were 1696 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 11875 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For CLSK CLSK, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 35 day(s) on February 28, 2025. This event was a transfer of 501 contract(s) at a $15.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 11 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.6K, with a price of $65.0 per contract. There were 956 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 7438 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding SMCI SMCI, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on January 31, 2025. Parties traded 266 contract(s) at a $36.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 20 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $36.1K, with a price of $136.0 per contract. There were 3160 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4516 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding SOUN SOUN, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on January 31, 2025. Parties traded 523 contract(s) at a $17.50 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 $45.5K, with a price of $87.0 per contract. There were 1108 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4356 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding MARA MARA, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 21 day(s) on February 14, 2025. Parties traded 177 contract(s) at a $20.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $37.1K, with a price of $210.0 per contract. There were 2307 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2636 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For BTDR BTDR, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 7 day(s) on January 31, 2025. This event was a transfer of 1091 contract(s) at a $19.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 61 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $38.2K, with a price of $35.0 per contract. There were 135 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2573 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For CORZ CORZ, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 42 day(s) on March 7, 2025. This event was a transfer of 523 contract(s) at a $19.50 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 $29.2K, with a price of $55.0 per contract. There were 5 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2056 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 news on unusual options activity.
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