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 NVDA NVDA, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on November 3, 2023. Parties traded 71 contract(s) at a $400.00 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 $39.0K, with a price of $550.0 per contract. There were 8108 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 24645 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AAPL AAPL, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 4 day(s) on November 3, 2023. This event was a transfer of 150 contract(s) at a $165.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 9 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.5K, with a price of $177.0 per contract. There were 17702 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 19342 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For DQ DQ, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 18 day(s) on November 17, 2023. This event was a transfer of 1000 contract(s) at a $25.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 25 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $110.1K, with a price of $110.0 per contract. There were 877 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4454 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AMD AMD, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 18 day(s) on November 17, 2023. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $105.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 12 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.0K, with a price of $175.0 per contract. There were 24405 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1691 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MSFT MSFT, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 81 day(s) on January 19, 2024. Parties traded 75 contract(s) at a $335.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $142.5K, with a price of $1900.0 per contract. There were 9944 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1250 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ON ON, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 4 day(s) on November 3, 2023. This event was a transfer of 213 contract(s) at a $80.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $274.7K, with a price of $1290.0 per contract. There were 3934 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1080 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MARA MARA, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 81 day(s) on January 19, 2024. Parties traded 400 contract(s) at a $9.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $66.4K, with a price of $166.0 per contract. There were 4046 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1063 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ENPH ENPH, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 4 day(s) on November 3, 2023. This event was a transfer of 103 contract(s) at a $95.00 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 $176.1K, with a price of $1710.0 per contract. There were 594 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 429 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For PLTR PLTR, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 235 day(s) on June 21, 2024. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $15.00 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 $61.0K, with a price of $305.0 per contract. There were 13143 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 338 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding TDC TDC, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 172 day(s) on April 19, 2024. Parties traded 280 contract(s) at a $52.50 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 $37.8K, with a price of $135.0 per contract. There were 6 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 280 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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