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 | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 07/21/23 | $450.00 | $28.2K | 6.9K | 19.9K |
RIOT | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 07/21/23 | $19.00 | $25.8K | 1.6K | 2.9K |
ENPH | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 07/28/23 | $200.00 | $96.7K | 634 | 1.5K |
PLTR | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 07/21/23 | $14.00 | $85.5K | 12.5K | 1.4K |
AAPL | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/19/24 | $200.00 | $124.6K | 61.5K | 1.0K |
TWLO | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 04/19/24 | $80.00 | $85.0K | 982 | 455 |
AVGO | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 07/21/23 | $890.00 | $154.9K | 649 | 391 |
QCOM | PUT | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 09/15/23 | $125.00 | $26.6K | 1.7K | 186 |
IONQ | PUT | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 10/20/23 | $17.50 | $72.0K | 33 | 170 |
AMAT | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 09/15/23 | $145.00 | $34.0K | 1.5K | 131 |
Explanation
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.
• Regarding NVDA NVDA, we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on July 21, 2023. Parties traded 45 contract(s) at a $450.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.2K, with a price of $627.0 per contract. There were 6939 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 19930 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For RIOT RIOT, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 4 day(s) on July 21, 2023. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $19.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 15 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.8K, with a price of $129.0 per contract. There were 1634 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2954 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding ENPH ENPH, we observe a call option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 11 day(s) on July 28, 2023. Parties traded 118 contract(s) at a $200.00 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 $96.7K, with a price of $820.0 per contract. There were 634 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1520 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For PLTR PLTR, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 4 day(s) on July 21, 2023. This event was a transfer of 241 contract(s) at a $14.00 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 $85.5K, with a price of $355.0 per contract. There were 12599 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1453 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For AAPL AAPL, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 186 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 121 contract(s) at a $200.00 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 $124.6K, with a price of $1030.0 per contract. There were 61529 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1020 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For TWLO TWLO, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 277 day(s) on April 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $80.00 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 $85.0K, with a price of $850.0 per contract. There were 982 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 455 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding AVGO AVGO, we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on July 21, 2023. Parties traded 67 contract(s) at a $890.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $154.9K, with a price of $2312.0 per contract. There were 649 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 391 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding QCOM QCOM, we observe a put option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 60 day(s) on September 15, 2023. Parties traded 36 contract(s) at a $125.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.6K, with a price of $740.0 per contract. There were 1755 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 186 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For IONQ IONQ, we notice a put option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 95 day(s) on October 20, 2023. This event was a transfer of 150 contract(s) at a $17.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $72.0K, with a price of $480.0 per contract. There were 33 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 170 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For AMAT AMAT, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 60 day(s) on September 15, 2023. This event was a transfer of 40 contract(s) at a $145.00 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 $34.0K, with a price of $850.0 per contract. There were 1546 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 131 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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