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 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.

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 AAPL AAPL, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on September 29, 2023. Parties traded 102 contract(s) at a $175.00 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 $28.3K, with a price of $278.0 per contract. There were 15813 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 38253 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding NVDA NVDA, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on September 29, 2023. Parties traded 273 contract(s) at a $420.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 30 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $192.4K, with a price of $705.0 per contract. There were 8568 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 33382 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For TXN TXN, we notice a put option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 81 day(s) on December 15, 2023. This event was a transfer of 2000 contract(s) at a $140.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $342.0K, with a price of $171.0 per contract. There were 41 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 12010 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding DOCU DOCU, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 81 day(s) on December 15, 2023. Parties traded 260 contract(s) at a $35.00 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 $26.7K, with a price of $103.0 per contract. There were 893 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 10829 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MSFT MSFT, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 4 day(s) on September 29, 2023. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $315.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.6K, with a price of $346.0 per contract. There were 4190 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5848 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding JKS JKS, we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on September 29, 2023. Parties traded 2000 contract(s) at a $25.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $66.0K, with a price of $33.0 per contract. There were 2007 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2033 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AMD AMD, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 816 day(s) on December 19, 2025. This event was a transfer of 1000 contract(s) at a $100.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $2.2 million, with a price of $2290.0 per contract. There were 605 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1015 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ORCL ORCL, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 116 day(s) on January 19, 2024. Parties traded 1000 contract(s) at a $130.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 22 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $97.0K, with a price of $97.0 per contract. There were 5934 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1008 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding FSLR FSLR, we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on September 29, 2023. Parties traded 185 contract(s) at a $162.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $43.8K, with a price of $237.0 per contract. There were 209 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 288 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For IONQ IONQ, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 480 day(s) on January 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 122 contract(s) at a $35.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.8K, with a price of $245.0 per contract. There were 1453 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 282 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.

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