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.

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 trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 46 day(s) on March 21, 2025. This event was a transfer of 40 contract(s) at a $130.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.2K, with a price of $632.0 per contract. There were 119380 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 10093 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MSTR MSTR, we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on February 7, 2025. Parties traded 20 contract(s) at a $330.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.9K, with a price of $1345.0 per contract. There were 1859 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1902 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding PLTR PLTR, we observe a put option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on February 7, 2025. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $83.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.0K, with a price of $600.0 per contract. There were 1708 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1836 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MSFT MSFT, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 18 day(s) on February 21, 2025. This event was a transfer of 160 contract(s) at a $407.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 33 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $104.0K, with a price of $650.0 per contract. There were 786 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1121 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AMD AMD, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 347 day(s) on January 16, 2026. Parties traded 500 contract(s) at a $300.00 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 $58.0K, with a price of $116.0 per contract. There were 7238 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1079 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AAPL AAPL, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 73 day(s) on April 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 58 contract(s) at a $230.00 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 $52.8K, with a price of $911.0 per contract. There were 5499 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 931 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For TWLO TWLO, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 4 day(s) on February 7, 2025. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $145.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $36.5K, with a price of $365.0 per contract. There were 506 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 824 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MCHP MCHP, we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 193 day(s) on August 15, 2025. Parties traded 650 contract(s) at a $45.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $247.0K, with a price of $380.0 per contract. There were 115 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 655 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SMCI SMCI, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 73 day(s) on April 17, 2025. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $31.00 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 $45.1K, with a price of $453.0 per contract. There were 1911 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 253 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MARA MARA, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 39 day(s) on March 14, 2025. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $13.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $45.0K, with a price of $450.0 per contract. There were 801 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 200 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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