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 | BULLISH | 06/11/21 | $126.00 | $41.2K | 18.9K | 41.5K |
NOK | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/18/21 | $6.00 | $26.3K | 99.4K | 12.6K |
AMD | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 06/11/21 | $81.00 | $244.9K | 3.8K | 5.7K |
ORCL | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 06/18/21 | $83.50 | $681.2K | 470 | 5.1K |
NVDA | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/11/21 | $725.00 | $117.3K | 1.7K | 5.0K |
MVIS | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 06/18/21 | $30.00 | $90.0K | 4.5K | 2.5K |
MARA | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/11/21 | $24.00 | $25.8K | 1.1K | 2.1K |
JCOM | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 06/18/21 | $125.00 | $230.0K | 2.1K | 2.0K |
MSFT | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 08/20/21 | $240.00 | $228.6K | 6.5K | 998 |
DBX | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 08/20/21 | $25.00 | $100.0K | 0 | 810 |
Explanation
These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.
• Regarding AAPL AAPL, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on June 11, 2021. Parties traded 400 contract(s) at a $126.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $41.2K, with a price of $103.0 per contract. There were 18928 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 41524 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding NOK NOK, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 11 day(s) on June 18, 2021. Parties traded 1756 contract(s) at a $6.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 19 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.3K, with a price of $15.0 per contract. There were 99402 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 12633 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding AMD AMD, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on June 11, 2021. Parties traded 1952 contract(s) at a $81.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 76 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $244.9K, with a price of $128.0 per contract. There were 3885 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5735 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For ORCL ORCL, we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 11 day(s) on June 18, 2021. This event was a transfer of 3125 contract(s) at a $83.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $681.2K, with a price of $218.0 per contract. There were 470 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5112 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For NVDA NVDA, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 4 day(s) on June 11, 2021. This event was a transfer of 301 contract(s) at a $725.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 43 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $117.3K, with a price of $390.0 per contract. There were 1754 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5078 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding MVIS MVIS, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 11 day(s) on June 18, 2021. Parties traded 500 contract(s) at a $30.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 20 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $90.0K, with a price of $180.0 per contract. There were 4578 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2501 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For MARA MARA, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 4 day(s) on June 11, 2021. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $24.00 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 $25.8K, with a price of $129.0 per contract. There were 1166 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2122 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For JCOM JCOM, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 11 day(s) on June 18, 2021. This event was a transfer of 2000 contract(s) at a $125.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $230.0K, with a price of $115.0 per contract. There were 2136 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2000 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding MSFT MSFT, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 74 day(s) on August 20, 2021. Parties traded 401 contract(s) at a $240.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 23 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $228.6K, with a price of $570.0 per contract. There were 6528 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 998 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding DBX DBX, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 74 day(s) on August 20, 2021. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $25.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $100.0K, with a price of $500.0 per contract. There were 0 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 810 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 news on unusual options activity.
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