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 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:

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 1 day(s) on August 4, 2023. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $450.00 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 $26.0K, with a price of $520.0 per contract. There were 10130 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 13424 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding COMM COMM, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 15 day(s) on August 18, 2023. Parties traded 1000 contract(s) at a $3.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 15 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $45.1K, with a price of $45.0 per contract. There were 22 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 9479 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MARA MARA, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 8 day(s) on August 11, 2023. This event was a transfer of 500 contract(s) at a $16.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 19 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.5K, with a price of $63.0 per contract. There were 5605 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5163 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AAPL AAPL, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 43 day(s) on September 15, 2023. This event was a transfer of 337 contract(s) at a $195.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 10 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $171.9K, with a price of $510.0 per contract. There were 56449 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3559 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding VNT VNT, we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 15 day(s) on August 18, 2023. Parties traded 1500 contract(s) at a $30.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $142.5K, with a price of $95.0 per contract. There were 1509 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3000 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding QCOM QCOM, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 43 day(s) on September 15, 2023. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $110.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $38.0K, with a price of $190.0 per contract. There were 7521 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2027 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SEDG SEDG, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on August 4, 2023. Parties traded 126 contract(s) at a $190.00 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 $25.2K, with a price of $200.0 per contract. There were 1615 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2017 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MSFT MSFT, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 8 day(s) on August 11, 2023. This event was a transfer of 1000 contract(s) at a $330.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $529.0K, with a price of $529.0 per contract. There were 5403 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1784 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For PLTR PLTR, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 15 day(s) on August 18, 2023. This event was a transfer of 1500 contract(s) at a $14.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 17 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $735.3K, with a price of $490.0 per contract. There were 8821 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1573 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding DMRC DMRC, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 134 day(s) on December 15, 2023. Parties traded 103 contract(s) at a $45.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 14 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $39.1K, with a price of $380.0 per contract. There were 155 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 723 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.

This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.