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.
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AAPL | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 10/20/23 | $175.00 | $28.1K | 70.4K | 4.2K |
NVDA | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 09/22/23 | $430.00 | $36.5K | 3.2K | 3.9K |
CSCO | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 12/15/23 | $60.00 | $182.3K | 4.9K | 3.2K |
ORCL | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 12/15/23 | $110.00 | $33.8K | 2.6K | 2.5K |
INTC | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 09/29/23 | $35.50 | $35.9K | 413 | 1.2K |
DDOG | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/17/25 | $92.50 | $1.7 million | 230 | 1.0K |
NET | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 02/16/24 | $90.00 | $126.5K | 973 | 705 |
AI | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/19/24 | $22.50 | $113.0K | 2.3K | 532 |
ENPH | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 10/20/23 | $128.00 | $30.5K | 255 | 412 |
ASML | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 10/27/23 | $560.00 | $188.0K | 261 | 230 |
Explanation
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.
• Regarding AAPL AAPL, we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 30 day(s) on October 20, 2023. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $175.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.1K, with a price of $281.0 per contract. There were 70416 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4258 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding NVDA NVDA, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on September 22, 2023. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $430.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $36.5K, with a price of $730.0 per contract. There were 3271 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3935 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding CSCO CSCO, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 86 day(s) on December 15, 2023. Parties traded 3200 contract(s) at a $60.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $182.3K, with a price of $57.0 per contract. There were 4924 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3274 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding ORCL ORCL, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 86 day(s) on December 15, 2023. Parties traded 40 contract(s) at a $110.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.8K, with a price of $845.0 per contract. There were 2618 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2591 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding INTC INTC, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 9 day(s) on September 29, 2023. Parties traded 514 contract(s) at a $35.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 13 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.9K, with a price of $70.0 per contract. There were 413 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1241 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding DDOG DDOG, we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 485 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 1000 contract(s) at a $92.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $1.7 million, with a price of $1785.0 per contract. There were 230 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1000 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding NET NET, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 149 day(s) on February 16, 2024. Parties traded 699 contract(s) at a $90.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $126.5K, with a price of $181.0 per contract. There were 973 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 705 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding AI AI, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 121 day(s) on January 19, 2024. Parties traded 500 contract(s) at a $22.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 41 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $113.0K, with a price of $226.0 per contract. There were 2370 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 532 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding ENPH ENPH, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 30 day(s) on October 20, 2023. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $128.00 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 $30.5K, with a price of $612.0 per contract. There were 255 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 412 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding ASML ASML, we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 37 day(s) on October 27, 2023. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $560.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $188.0K, with a price of $940.0 per contract. There were 261 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 230 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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