10 Information Technology Stocks With Whale Alerts 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 bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.

• Regarding AAPL AAPL, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on November 17, 2023. Parties traded 237 contract(s) at a $185.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $36.0K, with a price of $152.0 per contract. There were 53446 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 53941 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For NVDA NVDA, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 4 day(s) on November 17, 2023. This event was a transfer of 299 contract(s) at a $500.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $136.0K, with a price of $455.0 per contract. There were 27162 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 44662 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MSFT MSFT, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 4 day(s) on November 17, 2023. This event was a transfer of 103 contract(s) at a $370.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 20 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.5K, with a price of $248.0 per contract. There were 15493 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 11511 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SPLK SPLK, we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 32 day(s) on December 15, 2023. Parties traded 1257 contract(s) at a $150.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $91.7K, with a price of $73.0 per contract. There were 1314 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4352 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding TSM TSM, we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 95 day(s) on February 16, 2024. Parties traded 61 contract(s) at a $100.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $40.3K, with a price of $662.0 per contract. There were 228 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1651 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding WOLF WOLF, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 32 day(s) on December 15, 2023. Parties traded 1000 contract(s) at a $40.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 23 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $45.0K, with a price of $45.0 per contract. There were 4087 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1253 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding INFN INFN, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 158 day(s) on April 19, 2024. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $3.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.0K, with a price of $130.0 per contract. There were 1020 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 890 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For PANW PANW, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 11 day(s) on November 24, 2023. This event was a transfer of 250 contract(s) at a $210.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.2K, with a price of $109.0 per contract. There were 4632 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 456 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MDB MDB, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 11 day(s) on November 24, 2023. This event was a transfer of 190 contract(s) at a $380.00 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 $218.5K, with a price of $1150.0 per contract. There were 54 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 370 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MNDY MNDY, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 32 day(s) on December 15, 2023. This event was a transfer of 50 contract(s) at a $160.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.0K, with a price of $680.0 per contract. There were 92 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 340 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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