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:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
AAPL PUT SWEEP BULLISH 03/31/23 $157.50 $30.4K 10.0K 25.8K
NVDA PUT TRADE BULLISH 03/31/23 $265.00 $93.0K 6.4K 16.6K
INTC CALL SWEEP BEARISH 03/31/23 $30.00 $61.2K 21.3K 10.1K
MARA PUT SWEEP BEARISH 05/19/23 $6.00 $46.5K 961 3.0K
AMD PUT SWEEP NEUTRAL 04/21/23 $95.00 $45.5K 12.4K 2.0K
MSFT CALL SWEEP BEARISH 04/06/23 $282.50 $40.3K 1.0K 1.2K
NSSC CALL TRADE BULLISH 06/16/23 $45.00 $186.0K 2 1.2K
MU CALL SWEEP BULLISH 04/21/23 $65.00 $43.0K 8.4K 813
ORCL CALL TRADE BULLISH 04/21/23 $90.00 $37.7K 8.5K 562
CSCO PUT SWEEP BEARISH 01/19/24 $37.50 $34.8K 12.9K 393

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• For AAPL AAPL, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 4 day(s) on March 31, 2023. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $157.50 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 $30.4K, with a price of $153.0 per contract. There were 10022 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 25872 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding NVDA NVDA, we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on March 31, 2023. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $265.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $93.0K, with a price of $465.0 per contract. There were 6488 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 16689 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For INTC INTC, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 4 day(s) on March 31, 2023. This event was a transfer of 1750 contract(s) at a $30.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 25 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $61.2K, with a price of $35.0 per contract. There were 21300 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 10131 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MARA MARA, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 53 day(s) on May 19, 2023. Parties traded 500 contract(s) at a $6.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $46.5K, with a price of $93.0 per contract. There were 961 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3018 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AMD AMD, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 25 day(s) on April 21, 2023. This event was a transfer of 109 contract(s) at a $95.00 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 $45.5K, with a price of $418.0 per contract. There were 12434 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2088 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MSFT MSFT, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 10 day(s) on April 6, 2023. Parties traded 145 contract(s) at a $282.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 21 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $40.3K, with a price of $278.0 per contract. There were 1037 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1220 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For NSSC NSSC, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 81 day(s) on June 16, 2023. This event was a transfer of 1200 contract(s) at a $45.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $186.0K, with a price of $155.0 per contract. There were 2 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1202 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MU MU, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 25 day(s) on April 21, 2023. This event was a transfer of 350 contract(s) at a $65.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 22 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $43.0K, with a price of $123.0 per contract. There were 8438 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 813 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ORCL ORCL, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 25 day(s) on April 21, 2023. Parties traded 186 contract(s) at a $90.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $37.7K, with a price of $203.0 per contract. There were 8548 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 562 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CSCO CSCO, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 298 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 352 contract(s) at a $37.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.8K, with a price of $99.0 per contract. There were 12944 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 393 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.

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

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