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.

Here's the list of options activity happening in today's session:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
MSFT CALL TRADE BULLISH 06/30/23 $335.00 $43.0K 6.4K 14.1K
AMD PUT TRADE BEARISH 09/15/23 $110.00 $37.8K 5.0K 5.7K
LRCX CALL SWEEP BEARISH 06/30/23 $650.00 $25.9K 703 4.4K
AAPL CALL SWEEP BEARISH 06/21/24 $100.00 $311.1K 4.1K 3.3K
AYX CALL SWEEP BULLISH 08/18/23 $60.00 $34.0K 3.0K 2.0K
ON CALL SWEEP BULLISH 06/30/23 $89.00 $26.3K 2.8K 1.7K
MU CALL SWEEP BULLISH 09/15/23 $80.00 $46.0K 4.7K 1.5K
SNOW CALL TRADE BEARISH 07/21/23 $180.00 $113.3K 2.2K 842
ORCL CALL SWEEP BULLISH 09/15/23 $120.00 $85.0K 3.6K 673
INTC PUT SWEEP BEARISH 01/19/24 $26.00 $40.7K 1.8K 473

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• Regarding MSFT MSFT, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on June 30, 2023. Parties traded 250 contract(s) at a $335.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $43.0K, with a price of $172.0 per contract. There were 6441 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 14182 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AMD AMD, we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 78 day(s) on September 15, 2023. Parties traded 47 contract(s) at a $110.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $37.8K, with a price of $805.0 per contract. There were 5044 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5708 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding LRCX LRCX, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on June 30, 2023. Parties traded 253 contract(s) at a $650.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 54 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.9K, with a price of $99.0 per contract. There were 703 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4479 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AAPL AAPL, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 358 day(s) on June 21, 2024. Parties traded 33 contract(s) at a $100.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $311.1K, with a price of $9430.0 per contract. There were 4174 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3315 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AYX AYX, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 50 day(s) on August 18, 2023. This event was a transfer of 486 contract(s) at a $60.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 23 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.0K, with a price of $70.0 per contract. There were 3013 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2078 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ON ON, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on June 30, 2023. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $89.00 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 $26.3K, with a price of $263.0 per contract. There were 2848 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1716 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MU MU, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 78 day(s) on September 15, 2023. Parties traded 998 contract(s) at a $80.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 29 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $46.0K, with a price of $46.0 per contract. There were 4754 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1523 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SNOW SNOW, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 22 day(s) on July 21, 2023. This event was a transfer of 144 contract(s) at a $180.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $113.3K, with a price of $787.0 per contract. There were 2238 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 842 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ORCL ORCL, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 78 day(s) on September 15, 2023. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $120.00 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 $85.0K, with a price of $425.0 per contract. There were 3610 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 673 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For INTC INTC, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 204 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 468 contract(s) at a $26.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 17 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $40.7K, with a price of $87.0 per contract. There were 1819 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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