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 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 itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• Regarding NVDA NVDA, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on April 21, 2023. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $277.50 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 $37.0K, with a price of $370.0 per contract. There were 1241 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 23514 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MSFT MSFT, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 3 day(s) on April 21, 2023. This event was a transfer of 210 contract(s) at a $290.00 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 $32.9K, with a price of $157.0 per contract. There were 17039 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 22486 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MARA MARA, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 3 day(s) on April 21, 2023. This event was a transfer of 407 contract(s) at a $12.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.7K, with a price of $73.0 per contract. There were 1900 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 8706 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AAPL AAPL, we observe a call option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 31 day(s) on May 19, 2023. Parties traded 231 contract(s) at a $175.00 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 $32.5K, with a price of $141.0 per contract. There were 43846 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4147 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For APPS APPS, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 59 day(s) on June 16, 2023. This event was a transfer of 399 contract(s) at a $12.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 71 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $59.8K, with a price of $150.0 per contract. There were 10141 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1547 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For DDOG DDOG, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 31 day(s) on May 19, 2023. This event was a transfer of 666 contract(s) at a $65.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 39 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $206.5K, with a price of $310.0 per contract. There were 3061 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 738 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For WULF WULF, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 31 day(s) on May 19, 2023. This event was a transfer of 500 contract(s) at a $2.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $57.5K, with a price of $115.0 per contract. There were 23 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 511 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For TWLO TWLO, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 94 day(s) on July 21, 2023. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $70.00 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 $70.1K, with a price of $350.0 per contract. There were 2088 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 349 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For PANW PANW, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 430 day(s) on June 21, 2024. This event was a transfer of 300 contract(s) at a $170.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $405.0K, with a price of $1350.0 per contract. There were 379 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 300 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For DOCN DOCN, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 59 day(s) on June 16, 2023. 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 $208.0K, with a price of $1040.0 per contract. There were 122 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 200 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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