10 Information Technology Stocks Whale Activity 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.

• Regarding MARA MARA, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 17 day(s) on February 17, 2023. Parties traded 700 contract(s) at a $9.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 30 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.1K, with a price of $43.0 per contract. There were 5470 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1302 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CRM CRM, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 17 day(s) on February 17, 2023. Parties traded 550 contract(s) at a $155.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 39 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $85.3K, with a price of $155.0 per contract. There were 3527 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 909 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding U U, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on February 3, 2023. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $34.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 28 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $43.2K, with a price of $217.0 per contract. There were 271 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 876 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding V V, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 17 day(s) on February 17, 2023. Parties traded 31 contract(s) at a $220.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.4K, with a price of $1110.0 per contract. There were 4565 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 861 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding INTC INTC, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 227 day(s) on September 15, 2023. Parties traded 133 contract(s) at a $30.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.9K, with a price of $195.0 per contract. There were 7033 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 830 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For VERI VERI, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 199 day(s) on August 18, 2023. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $12.50 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 $25.0K, with a price of $250.0 per contract. There were 15 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 821 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ZM ZM, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 10 day(s) on February 10, 2023. This event was a transfer of 135 contract(s) at a $75.00 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 $32.8K, with a price of $243.0 per contract. There were 668 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 546 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ENPH ENPH, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 136 day(s) on June 16, 2023. This event was a transfer of 10 contract(s) at a $220.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.5K, with a price of $3455.0 per contract. There were 1034 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 477 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding NVDA NVDA, we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 45 day(s) on March 17, 2023. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $200.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $173.6K, with a price of $1736.0 per contract. There were 7070 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 399 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For TEAM TEAM, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 353 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 40 contract(s) at a $220.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 8 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $283.6K, with a price of $7090.0 per contract. There were 175 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 181 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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