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 | BEARISH | 12/15/23 | $490.00 | $25.2K | 22.8K | 85.7K |
RNG | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 02/16/24 | $40.00 | $39.8K | 14.0K | 1.1K |
MSFT | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/19/24 | $360.00 | $26.4K | 14.1K | 1.0K |
MU | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 09/20/24 | $110.00 | $253.0K | 181 | 1.0K |
HEAR | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 04/19/24 | $10.00 | $25.4K | 400 | 600 |
SEDG | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 12/29/23 | $110.00 | $47.0K | 93 | 581 |
ENPH | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/19/24 | $130.00 | $37.6K | 1.6K | 441 |
PLTR | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/17/25 | $15.00 | $46.8K | 14.9K | 356 |
TSM | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 09/20/24 | $115.00 | $43.5K | 524 | 291 |
AAPL | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 06/21/24 | $175.00 | $76.9K | 9.0K | 289 |
Explanation
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.
• For NVDA NVDA, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, is expiring today. Parties traded 105 contract(s) at a $490.00 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 $25.2K, with a price of $240.0 per contract. There were 22892 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 85776 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For RNG RNG, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 63 day(s) on February 16, 2024. This event was a transfer of 295 contract(s) at a $40.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 11 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $39.8K, with a price of $135.0 per contract. There were 14089 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1122 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For MSFT MSFT, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 35 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 67 contract(s) at a $360.00 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 $26.4K, with a price of $395.0 per contract. There were 14194 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1014 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding MU MU, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 280 day(s) on September 20, 2024. Parties traded 1000 contract(s) at a $110.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $253.0K, with a price of $253.0 per contract. There were 181 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1005 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding HEAR HEAR, we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 126 day(s) on April 19, 2024. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $10.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.4K, with a price of $255.0 per contract. There were 400 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 600 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For SEDG SEDG, we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 14 day(s) on December 29, 2023. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $110.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $47.0K, with a price of $235.0 per contract. There were 93 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 581 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding ENPH ENPH, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 35 day(s) on January 19, 2024. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $130.00 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 $37.6K, with a price of $754.0 per contract. There were 1653 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 441 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For PLTR PLTR, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 399 day(s) on January 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $15.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $46.8K, with a price of $234.0 per contract. There were 14956 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 356 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding TSM TSM, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 280 day(s) on September 20, 2024. Parties traded 67 contract(s) at a $115.00 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 $43.5K, with a price of $650.0 per contract. There were 524 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 291 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding AAPL AAPL, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 189 day(s) on June 21, 2024. Parties traded 25 contract(s) at a $175.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $76.9K, with a price of $3076.0 per contract. There were 9048 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 289 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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