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.

Here's the list of options activity happening in today's session:

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• For NVDA NVDA, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 1 day(s) on October 6, 2023. This event was a transfer of 199 contract(s) at a $450.00 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 $44.3K, with a price of $223.0 per contract. There were 20769 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 46171 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For PLTR PLTR, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 43 day(s) on November 17, 2023. This event was a transfer of 3506 contract(s) at a $20.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 28 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $133.5K, with a price of $38.0 per contract. There were 18929 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3626 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CSIQ CSIQ, we observe a put option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 470 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 228 contract(s) at a $35.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $320.1K, with a price of $1404.0 per contract. There were 1710 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2471 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AAPL AAPL, we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 43 day(s) on November 17, 2023. This event was a transfer of 30 contract(s) at a $170.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.7K, with a price of $925.0 per contract. There were 24679 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1622 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding INTC INTC, we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 8 day(s) on October 13, 2023. Parties traded 500 contract(s) at a $36.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $37.0K, with a price of $74.0 per contract. There were 2247 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1538 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding JBL JBL, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 43 day(s) on November 17, 2023. Parties traded 300 contract(s) at a $120.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $52.5K, with a price of $175.0 per contract. There were 932 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1062 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding IBM IBM, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 71 day(s) on December 15, 2023. Parties traded 499 contract(s) at a $120.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 42 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $38.9K, with a price of $78.0 per contract. There were 11 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 499 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CRM CRM, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 106 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 19 contract(s) at a $210.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 10 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.4K, with a price of $1760.0 per contract. There were 3869 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 412 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For COHR COHR, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 15 day(s) on October 20, 2023. This event was a transfer of 400 contract(s) at a $30.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 19 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $48.0K, with a price of $120.0 per contract. There were 12 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 400 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ADBE ADBE, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 106 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 19 contract(s) at a $505.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 13 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $88.5K, with a price of $4660.0 per contract. There were 495 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 248 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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