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 AMD AMD, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 25 day(s) on December 16, 2022. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $70.00 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 $61.0K, with a price of $305.0 per contract. There were 39187 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2884 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For PANW PANW, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 424 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 67 contract(s) at a $133.33 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 17 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $75.7K, with a price of $1130.0 per contract. There were 45701 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1807 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding TSM TSM, we observe a put option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 25 day(s) on December 16, 2022. Parties traded 89 contract(s) at a $80.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.5K, with a price of $298.0 per contract. There were 13500 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1228 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ZM ZM, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on November 25, 2022. Parties traded 107 contract(s) at a $75.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 16 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.9K, with a price of $280.0 per contract. There were 1102 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1219 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SNOW SNOW, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on November 25, 2022. Parties traded 101 contract(s) at a $140.00 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 $44.4K, with a price of $440.0 per contract. There were 623 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 804 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding INTC INTC, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 60 day(s) on January 20, 2023. Parties traded 376 contract(s) at a $31.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 8 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.6K, with a price of $92.0 per contract. There were 15037 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 647 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding IBM IBM, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 60 day(s) on January 20, 2023. Parties traded 171 contract(s) at a $145.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 35 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $123.1K, with a price of $720.0 per contract. There were 9376 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 553 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MDB MDB, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 60 day(s) on January 20, 2023. This event was a transfer of 15 contract(s) at a $150.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.2K, with a price of $1880.0 per contract. There were 211 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 497 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AAPL AAPL, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 25 day(s) on December 16, 2022. Parties traded 75 contract(s) at a $165.00 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 $129.7K, with a price of $1730.0 per contract. There were 16303 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 387 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CLFD CLFD, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 25 day(s) on December 16, 2022. Parties traded 20 contract(s) at a $105.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.8K, with a price of $1690.0 per contract. There were 541 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 300 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.

This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.