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 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.

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

Explanation

These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.

• For NVDA NVDA, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 4 day(s) on January 31, 2025. This event was a transfer of 400 contract(s) at a $125.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $109.2K, with a price of $273.0 per contract. There were 1419 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 125131 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding TSM TSM, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 25 day(s) on February 21, 2025. Parties traded 2810 contract(s) at a $220.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 37 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $8.4 million, with a price of $2990.0 per contract. There were 13614 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3282 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CLSK CLSK, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 172 day(s) on July 18, 2025. Parties traded 3000 contract(s) at a $16.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $570.0K, with a price of $190.0 per contract. There were 840 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3106 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For PLTR PLTR, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 25 day(s) on February 21, 2025. This event was a transfer of 297 contract(s) at a $65.00 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 $76.1K, with a price of $258.0 per contract. There were 19450 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2727 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding HIMX HIMX, we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 354 day(s) on January 16, 2026. Parties traded 1499 contract(s) at a $17.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $149.9K, with a price of $100.0 per contract. There were 2441 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2556 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AAPL AAPL, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 53 day(s) on March 21, 2025. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $245.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $39.6K, with a price of $396.0 per contract. There were 16139 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2468 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MSFT MSFT, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on January 31, 2025. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $427.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $48.2K, with a price of $965.0 per contract. There were 545 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1916 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MDB MDB, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 4 day(s) on January 31, 2025. This event was a transfer of 223 contract(s) at a $290.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.5K, with a price of $155.0 per contract. There were 655 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1675 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding RIOT RIOT, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 11 day(s) on February 7, 2025. Parties traded 500 contract(s) at a $12.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.0K, with a price of $64.0 per contract. There were 710 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1480 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CRM CRM, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 25 day(s) on February 21, 2025. This event was a transfer of 36 contract(s) at a $350.00 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 $45.0K, with a price of $1253.0 per contract. There were 3582 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1366 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.

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