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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NVDA | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 03/31/23 | $272.50 | $29.3K | 7.9K | 22.7K |
AAPL | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 05/19/23 | $165.00 | $71.0K | 28.5K | 2.3K |
INTC | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 07/21/23 | $35.00 | $31.6K | 18.5K | 1.6K |
MRVL | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 05/19/23 | $42.50 | $69.2K | 2.6K | 619 |
JNPR | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/17/25 | $25.00 | $125.4K | 591 | 485 |
MU | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/19/24 | $57.50 | $81.3K | 10.3K | 454 |
MSFT | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 05/19/23 | $305.00 | $36.0K | 5.9K | 413 |
DDOG | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 05/19/23 | $75.00 | $39.9K | 159 | 386 |
CSCO | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 09/15/23 | $47.50 | $51.3K | 10.8K | 366 |
AMD | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/15/23 | $95.00 | $30.6K | 1.9K | 253 |
Explanation
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.
• For NVDA NVDA, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 1 day(s) on March 31, 2023. This event was a transfer of 105 contract(s) at a $272.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 14 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.3K, with a price of $278.0 per contract. There were 7963 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 22744 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For AAPL AAPL, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 50 day(s) on May 19, 2023. This event was a transfer of 134 contract(s) at a $165.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 9 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $71.0K, with a price of $530.0 per contract. There were 28514 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2363 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding INTC INTC, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 113 day(s) on July 21, 2023. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $35.00 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 $31.6K, with a price of $158.0 per contract. There were 18567 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1601 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For MRVL MRVL, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 50 day(s) on May 19, 2023. This event was a transfer of 251 contract(s) at a $42.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $69.2K, with a price of $276.0 per contract. There were 2617 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 619 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For JNPR JNPR, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 659 day(s) on January 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 112 contract(s) at a $25.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $125.4K, with a price of $1120.0 per contract. There were 591 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 485 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding MU MU, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 295 day(s) on January 19, 2024. Parties traded 144 contract(s) at a $57.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 30 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $81.3K, with a price of $565.0 per contract. There were 10357 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 454 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For MSFT MSFT, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 50 day(s) on May 19, 2023. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $305.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $36.0K, with a price of $360.0 per contract. There were 5964 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 413 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding DDOG DDOG, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 50 day(s) on May 19, 2023. Parties traded 111 contract(s) at a $75.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $39.9K, with a price of $360.0 per contract. There were 159 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 386 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For CSCO CSCO, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 169 day(s) on September 15, 2023. This event was a transfer of 279 contract(s) at a $47.50 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 $51.3K, with a price of $184.0 per contract. There were 10880 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 366 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding AMD AMD, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 169 day(s) on September 15, 2023. Parties traded 30 contract(s) at a $95.00 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 $30.6K, with a price of $1020.0 per contract. There were 1905 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 253 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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