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.

Below are some instances of options activity happening in the Information Technology sector:

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• For NVDA NVDA, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be neutral, is expiring today. Parties traded 587 contract(s) at a $275.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.2K, with a price of $54.0 per contract. There were 5105 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 27712 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AAPL AAPL, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 21 day(s) on May 19, 2023. This event was a transfer of 250 contract(s) at a $160.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $42.2K, with a price of $169.0 per contract. There were 36445 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 10490 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MSFT MSFT, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 21 day(s) on May 19, 2023. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $305.00 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 $60.5K, with a price of $605.0 per contract. There were 3359 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2967 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MU MU, we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 84 day(s) on July 21, 2023. Parties traded 173 contract(s) at a $57.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.8K, with a price of $207.0 per contract. There were 3022 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2162 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding TWLO TWLO, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 266 day(s) on January 19, 2024. Parties traded 1025 contract(s) at a $60.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 63 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $1.4 million, with a price of $1380.0 per contract. There were 603 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1025 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For FSLR FSLR, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, is expiring today. Parties traded 60 contract(s) at a $185.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $42.6K, with a price of $710.0 per contract. There were 877 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 951 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For INTC INTC, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 420 day(s) on June 21, 2024. This event was a transfer of 89 contract(s) at a $32.00 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 $42.7K, with a price of $480.0 per contract. There were 1570 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 588 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For QCOM QCOM, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 140 day(s) on September 15, 2023. This event was a transfer of 209 contract(s) at a $135.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $66.6K, with a price of $320.0 per contract. There were 2395 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 479 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ENPH ENPH, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 266 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 21 contract(s) at a $160.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $57.9K, with a price of $2760.0 per contract. There were 1151 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 374 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MDB MDB, we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 49 day(s) on June 16, 2023. Parties traded 39 contract(s) at a $220.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $56.7K, with a price of $1455.0 per contract. There were 848 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 359 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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