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:
Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MSFT | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 11/17/23 | $375.00 | $30.4K | 14.8K | 59.5K |
NVDA | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 11/17/23 | $490.00 | $40.2K | 13.5K | 46.0K |
CSCO | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/19/24 | $47.50 | $30.3K | 15.8K | 7.6K |
AMD | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 11/24/23 | $120.00 | $29.5K | 10.3K | 7.2K |
PANW | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 12/15/23 | $240.00 | $40.3K | 6.1K | 4.9K |
INTC | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 12/01/23 | $42.00 | $41.3K | 1.9K | 1.3K |
FIVN | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 12/15/23 | $80.00 | $26.5K | 4.0K | 1.2K |
ENPH | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 11/24/23 | $90.00 | $28.0K | 355 | 1.0K |
AAPL | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 11/17/23 | $195.00 | $42.8K | 2.8K | 1.0K |
MAXN | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 03/15/24 | $10.00 | $37.6K | 5.1K | 894 |
Explanation
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.
• Regarding MSFT MSFT, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on November 17, 2023. Parties traded 150 contract(s) at a $375.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.4K, with a price of $203.0 per contract. There were 14879 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 59548 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For NVDA NVDA, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 1 day(s) on November 17, 2023. This event was a transfer of 70 contract(s) at a $490.00 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 $40.2K, with a price of $575.0 per contract. There were 13567 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 46012 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding CSCO CSCO, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 64 day(s) on January 19, 2024. Parties traded 238 contract(s) at a $47.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 9 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.3K, with a price of $128.0 per contract. There were 15814 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 7672 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For AMD AMD, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 8 day(s) on November 24, 2023. This event was a transfer of 97 contract(s) at a $120.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.5K, with a price of $305.0 per contract. There were 10313 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 7216 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding PANW PANW, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 29 day(s) on December 15, 2023. Parties traded 42 contract(s) at a $240.00 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 $40.3K, with a price of $961.0 per contract. There were 6196 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4921 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For INTC INTC, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 15 day(s) on December 1, 2023. This event was a transfer of 353 contract(s) at a $42.00 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 $41.3K, with a price of $117.0 per contract. There were 1950 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1316 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding FIVN FIVN, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 29 day(s) on December 15, 2023. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $80.00 strike. This particular call 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 $265.0 per contract. There were 4075 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1203 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding ENPH ENPH, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 8 day(s) on November 24, 2023. Parties traded 105 contract(s) at a $90.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.0K, with a price of $267.0 per contract. There were 355 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1076 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For AAPL AAPL, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 1 day(s) on November 17, 2023. This event was a transfer of 80 contract(s) at a $195.00 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 $42.8K, with a price of $535.0 per contract. There were 2887 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1011 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding MAXN MAXN, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 120 day(s) on March 15, 2024. Parties traded 80 contract(s) at a $10.00 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 $37.6K, with a price of $470.0 per contract. There were 5110 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 894 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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