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 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.

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

Explanation

These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.

• Regarding AAPL AAPL, we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on December 1, 2023. Parties traded 144 contract(s) at a $190.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.5K, with a price of $191.0 per contract. There were 16831 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 16746 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CRM CRM, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 15 day(s) on December 15, 2023. This event was a transfer of 90 contract(s) at a $250.00 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 $67.9K, with a price of $755.0 per contract. There were 24 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5101 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For NVDA NVDA, we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 15 day(s) on December 15, 2023. This event was a transfer of 30 contract(s) at a $470.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.7K, with a price of $1190.0 per contract. There were 5421 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4094 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AMD AMD, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 50 day(s) on January 19, 2024. Parties traded 26 contract(s) at a $110.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.4K, with a price of $1325.0 per contract. There were 28434 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2931 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding PLTR PLTR, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 15 day(s) on December 15, 2023. Parties traded 1500 contract(s) at a $20.00 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 $118.5K, with a price of $79.0 per contract. There were 32128 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2818 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CLSK CLSK, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 106 day(s) on March 15, 2024. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $7.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.0K, with a price of $125.0 per contract. There were 5339 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1392 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CRWD CRWD, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 204 day(s) on June 21, 2024. This event was a transfer of 99 contract(s) at a $200.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $106.9K, with a price of $1080.0 per contract. There were 447 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 830 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AVGO AVGO, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 1 day(s) on December 1, 2023. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $940.00 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 $27.0K, with a price of $270.0 per contract. There were 147 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 437 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ON ON, we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 106 day(s) on March 15, 2024. Parties traded 180 contract(s) at a $65.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $52.7K, with a price of $293.0 per contract. There were 1471 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 272 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ZS ZS, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 50 day(s) on January 19, 2024. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $220.00 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 $28.9K, with a price of $289.0 per contract. There were 2196 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 256 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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