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.

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.

• For NVDA NVDA, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, is expiring today. Parties traded 955 contract(s) at a $126.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 26 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $53.5K, with a price of $56.0 per contract. There were 37936 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 219229 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding VIAV VIAV, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 21 day(s) on February 21, 2025. Parties traded 261 contract(s) at a $11.00 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 $28.7K, with a price of $110.0 per contract. There were 6070 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 6403 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding WDC WDC, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 21 day(s) on February 21, 2025. Parties traded 279 contract(s) at a $70.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 37 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $46.6K, with a price of $167.0 per contract. There were 15028 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4958 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For VSH VSH, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 49 day(s) on March 21, 2025. This event was a transfer of 247 contract(s) at a $17.50 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 $32.1K, with a price of $130.0 per contract. There were 2939 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3239 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AVGO AVGO, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on February 7, 2025. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $237.50 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 $25.3K, with a price of $253.0 per contract. There were 771 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1302 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CRDO CRDO, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 21 day(s) on February 21, 2025. Parties traded 150 contract(s) at a $80.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $39.7K, with a price of $265.0 per contract. There were 4954 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1285 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MSTR MSTR, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, is expiring today. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $347.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.2K, with a price of $274.0 per contract. There were 905 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1275 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CLS CLS, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, is expiring today. Parties traded 78 contract(s) at a $116.00 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 $96.7K, with a price of $1240.0 per contract. There were 198 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1151 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ARM ARM, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 21 day(s) on February 21, 2025. Parties traded 189 contract(s) at a $140.00 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 $50.0K, with a price of $265.0 per contract. There were 4936 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 908 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MSFT MSFT, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 49 day(s) on March 21, 2025. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $435.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $71.0K, with a price of $710.0 per contract. There were 2294 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 703 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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