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.

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 NVDA NVDA, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on January 5, 2024. Parties traded 277 contract(s) at a $505.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 9 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $91.4K, with a price of $330.0 per contract. There were 6189 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 13745 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CLSK CLSK, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 18 day(s) on January 19, 2024. Parties traded 346 contract(s) at a $10.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 9 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.4K, with a price of $86.0 per contract. There were 12186 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5689 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding PANW PANW, we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on December 29, 2023. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $305.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $50.9K, with a price of $1020.0 per contract. There were 147 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1843 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MSTR MSTR, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 3 day(s) on December 29, 2023. This event was a transfer of 24 contract(s) at a $620.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.4K, with a price of $1100.0 per contract. There were 254 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 648 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ORCL ORCL, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on January 5, 2024. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $102.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $73.0K, with a price of $365.0 per contract. There were 206 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 468 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For IONQ IONQ, we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 32 day(s) on February 2, 2024. This event was a transfer of 498 contract(s) at a $14.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.3K, with a price of $55.0 per contract. There were 4 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 252 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AAPL AAPL, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 382 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 27 contract(s) at a $215.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.1K, with a price of $1190.0 per contract. There were 9591 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 145 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For LRCX LRCX, we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 4 day(s) on January 5, 2024. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $795.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $53.0K, with a price of $530.0 per contract. There were 42 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 140 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SNOW SNOW, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 172 day(s) on June 21, 2024. This event was a transfer of 63 contract(s) at a $180.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 14 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $85.6K, with a price of $1360.0 per contract. There were 456 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 93 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For TSM TSM, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 18 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 27 contract(s) at a $90.00 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 $39.3K, with a price of $1455.0 per contract. There were 9881 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 86 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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