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 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.

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

Explanation

These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.

• Regarding NVDA NVDA, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on June 2, 2023. Parties traded 66 contract(s) at a $410.00 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 $38.6K, with a price of $590.0 per contract. There were 5840 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 45363 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AI AI, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 3 day(s) on June 2, 2023. This event was a transfer of 50 contract(s) at a $40.00 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 $28.0K, with a price of $560.0 per contract. There were 6999 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 24907 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AMD AMD, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 3 day(s) on June 2, 2023. This event was a transfer of 244 contract(s) at a $125.00 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 $60.0K, with a price of $246.0 per contract. There were 6058 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 21432 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For PLTR PLTR, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 80 day(s) on August 18, 2023. This event was a transfer of 497 contract(s) at a $15.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 16 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $106.7K, with a price of $212.0 per contract. There were 22585 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 7941 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MSFT MSFT, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 108 day(s) on September 15, 2023. This event was a transfer of 18 contract(s) at a $340.00 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 $29.4K, with a price of $1635.0 per contract. There were 6918 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4489 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AVGO AVGO, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 3 day(s) on June 2, 2023. This event was a transfer of 50 contract(s) at a $900.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 15 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $73.9K, with a price of $1472.0 per contract. There were 982 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2710 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding QCOM QCOM, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 17 day(s) on June 16, 2023. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $115.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $36.5K, with a price of $365.0 per contract. There were 4717 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2518 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CRM CRM, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on June 2, 2023. Parties traded 160 contract(s) at a $250.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.9K, with a price of $212.0 per contract. There were 781 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1875 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding DELL DELL, we observe a call option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on June 2, 2023. Parties traded 112 contract(s) at a $46.00 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 $32.7K, with a price of $300.0 per contract. There were 1537 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1479 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AAPL AAPL, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 80 day(s) on August 18, 2023. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $170.00 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 $45.0K, with a price of $450.0 per contract. There were 18960 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1366 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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