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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NVDA | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 11/24/23 | $500.00 | $35.6K | 18.5K | 94.7K |
AAPL | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 11/24/23 | $190.00 | $74.0K | 30.0K | 25.3K |
MSFT | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 12/01/23 | $380.00 | $27.3K | 5.7K | 7.2K |
INTC | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 04/19/24 | $48.00 | $47.8K | 3.4K | 921 |
DDOG | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 06/21/24 | $150.00 | $58.0K | 549 | 556 |
AMD | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 12/15/23 | $100.00 | $81.2K | 5.2K | 393 |
MRVL | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 06/21/24 | $55.00 | $113.1K | 1.1K | 313 |
ENPH | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 01/19/24 | $100.00 | $30.6K | 2.4K | 285 |
IOT | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 12/15/23 | $25.00 | $34.3K | 2.7K | 265 |
PLTR | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 11/24/23 | $18.00 | $91.7K | 4.6K | 245 |
Explanation
These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.
• Regarding NVDA NVDA, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on November 24, 2023. Parties traded 311 contract(s) at a $500.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 10 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.6K, with a price of $115.0 per contract. There were 18512 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 94705 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For AAPL AAPL, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 2 day(s) on November 24, 2023. This event was a transfer of 400 contract(s) at a $190.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 10 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $74.0K, with a price of $185.0 per contract. There were 30007 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 25302 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding MSFT MSFT, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 9 day(s) on December 1, 2023. Parties traded 76 contract(s) at a $380.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 15 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.3K, with a price of $360.0 per contract. There were 5757 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 7295 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For INTC INTC, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 149 day(s) on April 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $48.00 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 $47.8K, with a price of $239.0 per contract. There were 3498 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 921 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding DDOG DDOG, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 212 day(s) on June 21, 2024. Parties traded 115 contract(s) at a $150.00 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 $58.0K, with a price of $505.0 per contract. There were 549 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 556 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For AMD AMD, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 23 day(s) on December 15, 2023. This event was a transfer of 34 contract(s) at a $100.00 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 $81.2K, with a price of $2390.0 per contract. There were 5257 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 393 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For MRVL MRVL, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 212 day(s) on June 21, 2024. This event was a transfer of 187 contract(s) at a $55.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $113.1K, with a price of $605.0 per contract. There were 1126 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 313 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For ENPH ENPH, we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 58 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 33 contract(s) at a $100.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.6K, with a price of $930.0 per contract. There were 2447 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 285 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding IOT IOT, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 23 day(s) on December 15, 2023. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $25.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.3K, with a price of $343.0 per contract. There were 2742 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 265 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding PLTR PLTR, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on November 24, 2023. Parties traded 499 contract(s) at a $18.00 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 $91.7K, with a price of $184.0 per contract. There were 4632 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 245 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 news on unusual options activity.
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