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:
Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AAPL | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 02/28/25 | $247.50 | $58.6K | 8.4K | 46.2K |
NVDA | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 02/28/25 | $144.00 | $32.1K | 35.6K | 10.0K |
ORCL | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 02/28/25 | $167.50 | $31.8K | 1.4K | 2.8K |
WOLF | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 04/17/25 | $9.00 | $89.2K | 1.1K | 2.0K |
AVGO | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 02/28/25 | $215.00 | $79.0K | 491 | 1.4K |
ZETA | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 03/07/25 | $18.00 | $137.9K | 37 | 1.3K |
PLTR | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 03/14/25 | $100.00 | $417.1K | 1.9K | 1.3K |
CORZ | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 12/19/25 | $12.00 | $107.5K | 2.0K | 1.0K |
APP | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 02/28/25 | $470.00 | $46.2K | 788 | 923 |
CRM | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 03/21/25 | $350.00 | $40.0K | 5.0K | 879 |
Explanation
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.
• For AAPL AAPL, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 4 day(s) on February 28, 2025. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $247.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 12 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $58.6K, with a price of $293.0 per contract. There were 8476 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 46208 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For NVDA NVDA, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 4 day(s) on February 28, 2025. This event was a transfer of 138 contract(s) at a $144.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.1K, with a price of $233.0 per contract. There were 35699 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 10027 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For ORCL ORCL, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 4 day(s) on February 28, 2025. This event was a transfer of 150 contract(s) at a $167.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.8K, with a price of $212.0 per contract. There were 1464 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2813 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For WOLF WOLF, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 52 day(s) on April 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 1983 contract(s) at a $9.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 23 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $89.2K, with a price of $45.0 per contract. There were 1138 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2019 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For AVGO AVGO, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 4 day(s) on February 28, 2025. This event was a transfer of 155 contract(s) at a $215.00 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 $79.0K, with a price of $510.0 per contract. There were 491 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1415 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For ZETA ZETA, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 11 day(s) on March 7, 2025. This event was a transfer of 300 contract(s) at a $18.00 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 $137.9K, with a price of $460.0 per contract. There were 37 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1366 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding PLTR PLTR, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 18 day(s) on March 14, 2025. Parties traded 1209 contract(s) at a $100.00 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 $417.1K, with a price of $345.0 per contract. There were 1914 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1366 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For CORZ CORZ, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 298 day(s) on December 19, 2025. This event was a transfer of 500 contract(s) at a $12.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 95 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $107.5K, with a price of $215.0 per contract. There were 2066 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1036 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding APP APP, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on February 28, 2025. Parties traded 215 contract(s) at a $470.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 82 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $46.2K, with a price of $215.0 per contract. There were 788 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 923 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For CRM CRM, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 25 day(s) on March 21, 2025. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $350.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $40.0K, with a price of $400.0 per contract. There were 5086 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 879 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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