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.

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.

• For NVDA NVDA, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, is expiring today. Parties traded 310 contract(s) at a $490.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 12 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.7K, with a price of $112.0 per contract. There were 3968 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 70723 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AMD AMD, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, is expiring today. Parties traded 900 contract(s) at a $139.00 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 $36.9K, with a price of $41.0 per contract. There were 2493 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 22048 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ORCL ORCL, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 28 day(s) on February 2, 2024. This event was a transfer of 1650 contract(s) at a $97.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $102.3K, with a price of $62.0 per contract. There were 33 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1678 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AAPL AAPL, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 70 day(s) on March 15, 2024. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $180.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $43.0K, with a price of $860.0 per contract. There were 14155 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1004 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AVGO AVGO, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 14 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 185 contract(s) at a $1100.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 28 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $75.8K, with a price of $410.0 per contract. There were 1077 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 902 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MARA MARA, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 105 day(s) on April 19, 2024. Parties traded 20 contract(s) at a $9.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.0K, with a price of $1500.0 per contract. There were 1781 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 680 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SYNA SYNA, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 70 day(s) on March 15, 2024. This event was a transfer of 95 contract(s) at a $120.00 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 $29.4K, with a price of $310.0 per contract. There were 52 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 384 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AEHR AEHR, we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 14 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $25.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.0K, with a price of $135.0 per contract. There were 1637 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 282 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding TSM TSM, we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 42 day(s) on February 16, 2024. Parties traded 60 contract(s) at a $95.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $43.2K, with a price of $720.0 per contract. There were 18422 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 275 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding WOLF WOLF, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 21 day(s) on January 26, 2024. Parties traded 303 contract(s) at a $45.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 303 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $41.8K, with a price of $138.0 per contract. There were 291 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 258 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.

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