This unusual options alert can help traders track potentially big trading opportunities. Traders often look for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges away from its normal worth. Unusual trading activity could push option prices to hyperbolic or underperforming levels.
Here's the list of some unusual options activity happening in today's session:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAPL | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 12/04/20 | $123.00 | $43.8K | 26.4K | 72.8K |
| INTC | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/15/21 | $55.00 | $55.0K | 33.8K | 23.9K |
| CRM | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 12/04/20 | $222.50 | $60.6K | 2.2K | 2.0K |
| FISV | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/21/22 | $105.00 | $815.8K | 20.8K | 2.0K |
| AMD | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 12/11/20 | $92.00 | $56.5K | 2.2K | 1.9K |
| FOUR | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 12/18/20 | $50.00 | $35.5K | 2.7K | 1.6K |
| CSCO | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 03/19/21 | $36.00 | $28.6K | 9.4K | 1.0K |
| FSLY | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 12/18/20 | $100.00 | $25.3K | 10.9K | 968 |
| DOMO | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 12/18/20 | $38.00 | $119.2K | 117 | 319 |
| VNET | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/18/21 | $24.00 | $91.4K | 0 | 295 |
Explanation
These itemized elaboration has been created using the accompanying table.
• For AAPL AAPL, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 1 day(s) on December 4, 2020. A trader bought 471 contract(s) at a $123.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The trader or institution spent $43.8K on this trade with a price of $93.0 per contract. There were 26484 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 72884 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For INTC INTC, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 43 day(s) on January 15, 2021. A trader bought 874 contract(s) at a $55.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 9 different trades to become filled. The trader or institution spent $55.0K on this trade with a price of $63.0 per contract. There were 33891 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 23961 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For CRM CRM, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 1 day(s) on December 4, 2020. A trader bought 210 contract(s) at a $222.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The trader or institution spent $60.6K on this trade with a price of $286.0 per contract. There were 2275 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2099 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For FISV FISV, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 414 day(s) on January 21, 2022. A trader bought 410 contract(s) at a $105.00 strike. The trader or institution spent $815.8K on this trade with a price of $1990.0 per contract. There were 20820 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2064 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding AMD AMD, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 8 day(s) on December 11, 2020. A trader bought 202 contract(s) at a $92.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 17 different trades to become filled. The trader or institution spent $56.5K on this trade with a price of $280.0 per contract. There were 2264 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1959 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding FOUR FOUR, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 15 day(s) on December 18, 2020. A trader bought 474 contract(s) at a $50.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The trader or institution spent $35.5K on this trade with a price of $75.0 per contract. There were 2707 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1634 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding CSCO CSCO, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 106 day(s) on March 19, 2021. A trader bought 539 contract(s) at a $36.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 44 different trades to become filled. The trader or institution spent $28.6K on this trade with a price of $53.0 per contract. There were 9460 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1002 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For FSLY FSLY, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 15 day(s) on December 18, 2020. A trader bought 230 contract(s) at a $100.00 strike. The trader or institution spent $25.3K on this trade with a price of $110.0 per contract. There were 10995 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 968 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For DOMO DOMO, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 15 day(s) on December 18, 2020. A trader bought 306 contract(s) at a $38.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 34 different trades to become filled. The trader or institution spent $119.2K on this trade with a price of $390.0 per contract. There were 117 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 319 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding VNET VNET, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 197 day(s) on June 18, 2021. A trader bought 295 contract(s) at a $24.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 9 different trades to become filled. The trader or institution spent $91.4K on this trade with a price of $310.0 per contract. There were 0 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 295 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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