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.

Below are some instances of options activity happening in the Information Technology sector:

Explanation

These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.

• Regarding NVDA NVDA, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on December 22, 2023. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $485.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $48.4K, with a price of $485.0 per contract. There were 7704 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 15088 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AMD AMD, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 85 day(s) on March 15, 2024. Parties traded 149 contract(s) at a $140.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $174.3K, with a price of $1170.0 per contract. There were 7343 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4261 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For IREN IREN, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 29 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 1500 contract(s) at a $10.00 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 $75.0K, with a price of $50.0 per contract. There were 640 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3414 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For U U, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 29 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $37.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 18 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.0K, with a price of $135.0 per contract. There were 988 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1419 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SNOW SNOW, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 85 day(s) on March 15, 2024. This event was a transfer of 1250 contract(s) at a $210.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $1.4 million, with a price of $1130.0 per contract. There were 1969 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1251 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CRWD CRWD, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 57 day(s) on February 16, 2024. This event was a transfer of 64 contract(s) at a $250.00 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 $63.0K, with a price of $985.0 per contract. There were 523 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 952 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CLSK CLSK, we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 85 day(s) on March 15, 2024. Parties traded 400 contract(s) at a $10.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $124.0K, with a price of $310.0 per contract. There were 6431 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 747 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MU MU, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 120 day(s) on April 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 49 contract(s) at a $87.50 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 $28.1K, with a price of $575.0 per contract. There were 299 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 607 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SMCI SMCI, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 8 day(s) on December 29, 2023. This event was a transfer of 50 contract(s) at a $320.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.0K, with a price of $600.0 per contract. There were 831 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 601 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MSFT MSFT, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 393 day(s) on January 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 473 contract(s) at a $200.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 15 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $72.6K, with a price of $153.0 per contract. There were 6045 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 473 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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