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.

• Regarding AAPL AAPL, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 8 day(s) on February 11, 2022. Parties traded 427 contract(s) at a $177.50 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 $70.4K, with a price of $166.0 per contract. There were 9970 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 11375 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For QCOM QCOM, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 1 day(s) on February 4, 2022. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $180.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.0K, with a price of $260.0 per contract. There were 5989 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4927 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding NVDA NVDA, we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 43 day(s) on March 18, 2022. Parties traded 500 contract(s) at a $305.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $190.0K, with a price of $380.0 per contract. There were 2357 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3088 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For INTC INTC, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 715 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 1400 contract(s) at a $37.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $581.0K, with a price of $415.0 per contract. There were 1646 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1400 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For PYPL PYPL, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 351 day(s) on January 20, 2023. This event was a transfer of 3 contract(s) at a $220.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.7K, with a price of $9599.0 per contract. There were 5145 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 932 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For WDC WDC, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 351 day(s) on January 20, 2023. This event was a transfer of 587 contract(s) at a $50.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 38 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $434.3K, with a price of $740.0 per contract. There were 8714 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 704 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For BILL BILL, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 15 day(s) on February 18, 2022. This event was a transfer of 30 contract(s) at a $190.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.5K, with a price of $1050.0 per contract. There were 225 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 559 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MSFT MSFT, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 134 day(s) on June 17, 2022. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $325.00 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 $135.0K, with a price of $1350.0 per contract. There were 26950 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 546 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ORCL ORCL, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 43 day(s) on March 18, 2022. Parties traded 500 contract(s) at a $80.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $260.0K, with a price of $520.0 per contract. There were 1780 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 508 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CRWD CRWD, we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 43 day(s) on March 18, 2022. Parties traded 72 contract(s) at a $155.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $57.2K, with a price of $795.0 per contract. There were 717 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 413 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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