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 often look for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges away from its normal worth. Abnormal amounts of trading activity could push option prices to hyperbolic or underperforming 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 sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 10 day(s) on December 15, 2023. This event was a transfer of 203 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 $44.3K, with a price of $218.0 per contract. There were 21343 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 7409 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AMD AMD, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 101 day(s) on March 15, 2024. This event was a transfer of 48 contract(s) at a $120.00 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 $47.0K, with a price of $980.0 per contract. There were 7318 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 6339 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For PD PD, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 164 day(s) on May 17, 2024. This event was a transfer of 407 contract(s) at a $30.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.4K, with a price of $65.0 per contract. There were 56 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4959 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CLSK CLSK, we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 45 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $10.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $39.0K, with a price of $195.0 per contract. There were 27517 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4806 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ORCL ORCL, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 10 day(s) on December 15, 2023. Parties traded 465 contract(s) at a $125.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.6K, with a price of $68.0 per contract. There were 7894 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2512 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AAPL AAPL, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 409 day(s) on January 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 104 contract(s) at a $200.00 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 $218.8K, with a price of $2105.0 per contract. There were 21347 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1571 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MARA MARA, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 45 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 335 contract(s) at a $10.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $206.0K, with a price of $615.0 per contract. There were 37425 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1211 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MSTR MSTR, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 10 day(s) on December 15, 2023. This event was a transfer of 25 contract(s) at a $600.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $51.3K, with a price of $2055.0 per contract. There were 2163 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1143 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding NVDA NVDA, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 45 day(s) on January 19, 2024. Parties traded 30 contract(s) at a $485.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $42.3K, with a price of $1411.0 per contract. There were 4909 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 509 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding NSIT NSIT, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 164 day(s) on May 17, 2024. Parties traded 400 contract(s) at a $190.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $252.0K, with a price of $630.0 per contract. There were 41 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 400 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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