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 itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• For MSFT MSFT, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 4 day(s) on July 14, 2023. This event was a transfer of 201 contract(s) at a $335.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $43.2K, with a price of $213.0 per contract. There were 2607 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 17845 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 July 14, 2023. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $410.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.9K, with a price of $289.0 per contract. There were 4907 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 12134 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For RIOT RIOT, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 4 day(s) on July 14, 2023. This event was a transfer of 650 contract(s) at a $17.00 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 $28.6K, with a price of $44.0 per contract. There were 2379 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2906 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ENPH ENPH, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on July 14, 2023. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $175.00 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 $30.0K, with a price of $300.0 per contract. There were 1750 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2471 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CRM CRM, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 11 day(s) on July 21, 2023. This event was a transfer of 364 contract(s) at a $220.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 29 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $46.9K, with a price of $128.0 per contract. There were 10243 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2433 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ZM ZM, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 221 day(s) on February 16, 2024. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $85.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $40.9K, with a price of $410.0 per contract. There were 1 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1105 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AMD AMD, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 557 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 30 contract(s) at a $95.00 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 $37.7K, with a price of $1260.0 per contract. There were 4209 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 532 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MARA MARA, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 67 day(s) on September 15, 2023. This event was a transfer of 300 contract(s) at a $7.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $280.5K, with a price of $935.0 per contract. There were 2259 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 505 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ADBE ADBE, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 67 day(s) on September 15, 2023. This event was a transfer of 20 contract(s) at a $500.00 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 $54.1K, with a price of $2708.0 per contract. There were 398 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 304 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding WDAY WDAY, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 39 day(s) on August 18, 2023. Parties traded 250 contract(s) at a $220.00 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 $145.0K, with a price of $579.0 per contract. There were 509 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 274 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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