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.

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 PLTR PLTR, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on October 27, 2023. Parties traded 3000 contract(s) at a $16.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 25 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.0K, with a price of $11.0 per contract. There were 13652 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 16156 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For NVDA NVDA, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 2 day(s) on October 27, 2023. This event was a transfer of 102 contract(s) at a $410.00 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 $26.4K, with a price of $260.0 per contract. There were 7175 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 15259 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MSFT MSFT, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 2 day(s) on October 27, 2023. This event was a transfer of 133 contract(s) at a $337.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $38.1K, with a price of $287.0 per contract. There were 1747 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 10272 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AAPL AAPL, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 240 day(s) on June 21, 2024. Parties traded 1640 contract(s) at a $160.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 37 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $4.0 million, with a price of $2465.0 per contract. There were 9532 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 8879 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AMD AMD, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 9 day(s) on November 3, 2023. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $101.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.1K, with a price of $261.0 per contract. There were 2772 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2397 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For IBM IBM, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 9 day(s) on November 3, 2023. This event was a transfer of 500 contract(s) at a $130.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $42.5K, with a price of $85.0 per contract. There were 70 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1248 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For RIOT RIOT, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 450 day(s) on January 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $10.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $98.0K, with a price of $490.0 per contract. There were 5509 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 959 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ADI ADI, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on October 27, 2023. Parties traded 614 contract(s) at a $162.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 32 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $49.1K, with a price of $80.0 per contract. There were 9 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 636 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For TXN TXN, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 177 day(s) on April 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 51 contract(s) at a $140.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $52.0K, with a price of $1020.0 per contract. There were 329 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 518 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CRWD CRWD, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 240 day(s) on June 21, 2024. Parties traded 500 contract(s) at a $185.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $1.2 million, with a price of $2565.0 per contract. There were 1282 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 500 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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