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.

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

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• For MSFT MSFT, we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 3 day(s) on November 10, 2023. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $360.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $38.0K, with a price of $380.0 per contract. There were 13140 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 31347 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding NVDA NVDA, we observe a put option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on November 10, 2023. Parties traded 151 contract(s) at a $445.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.0K, with a price of $186.0 per contract. There were 9240 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 9975 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding INTC INTC, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 437 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 500 contract(s) at a $32.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 16 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $127.5K, with a price of $255.0 per contract. There were 17263 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 8003 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding PANW PANW, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 38 day(s) on December 15, 2023. Parties traded 37 contract(s) at a $250.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $37.5K, with a price of $1015.0 per contract. There were 5399 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1942 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding PLTR PLTR, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 73 day(s) on January 19, 2024. Parties traded 300 contract(s) at a $21.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.0K, with a price of $100.0 per contract. There were 10243 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1039 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SEDG SEDG, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 38 day(s) on December 15, 2023. This event was a transfer of 45 contract(s) at a $80.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $44.4K, with a price of $990.0 per contract. There were 601 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1006 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ZM ZM, we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 437 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 1000 contract(s) at a $40.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $239.0K, with a price of $239.0 per contract. There were 4955 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1000 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For DDOG DDOG, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 73 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 500 contract(s) at a $87.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $97.5K, with a price of $195.0 per contract. There were 542 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 582 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CRM CRM, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 192 day(s) on May 17, 2024. Parties traded 39 contract(s) at a $240.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $39.0K, with a price of $1000.0 per contract. There were 90 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 484 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AAPL AAPL, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 129 day(s) on March 15, 2024. This event was a transfer of 133 contract(s) at a $195.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $60.5K, with a price of $455.0 per contract. There were 11235 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 472 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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