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.

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

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• Regarding AAPL AAPL, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on June 9, 2023. Parties traded 441 contract(s) at a $180.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 28 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $50.3K, with a price of $114.0 per contract. There were 25261 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 20423 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For INTC INTC, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 8 day(s) on June 16, 2023. This event was a transfer of 801 contract(s) at a $32.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 11 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $52.1K, with a price of $65.0 per contract. There were 16620 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 8847 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding NVDA NVDA, we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on June 9, 2023. Parties traded 150 contract(s) at a $385.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $58.6K, with a price of $391.0 per contract. There were 7956 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 8765 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For PLTR PLTR, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 162 day(s) on November 17, 2023. This event was a transfer of 920 contract(s) at a $14.00 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 $184.8K, with a price of $201.0 per contract. There were 9557 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 6724 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AKTS AKTS, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 190 day(s) on December 15, 2023. Parties traded 4500 contract(s) at a $5.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $103.5K, with a price of $23.0 per contract. There were 5075 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4500 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ENPH ENPH, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 8 day(s) on June 16, 2023. This event was a transfer of 90 contract(s) at a $185.00 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 $30.7K, with a price of $341.0 per contract. There were 1770 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2288 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For TSM TSM, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 15 day(s) on June 23, 2023. This event was a transfer of 573 contract(s) at a $100.00 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 $139.5K, with a price of $243.0 per contract. There were 395 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1946 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AMD AMD, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 71 day(s) on August 18, 2023. This event was a transfer of 22 contract(s) at a $125.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.5K, with a price of $1208.0 per contract. There were 1171 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1759 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SMTC SMTC, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 281 day(s) on March 15, 2024. Parties traded 1250 contract(s) at a $35.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $225.0K, with a price of $180.0 per contract. There were 2 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1250 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CRM CRM, we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 8 day(s) on June 16, 2023. This event was a transfer of 80 contract(s) at a $210.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.4K, with a price of $405.0 per contract. There were 11112 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1186 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.

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