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:

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• Regarding NVDA NVDA, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on January 5, 2024. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $475.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.5K, with a price of $610.0 per contract. There were 2050 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 21378 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MSFT MSFT, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on January 5, 2024. Parties traded 201 contract(s) at a $370.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 8 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.7K, with a price of $178.0 per contract. There were 3191 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 10582 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AMD AMD, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 9 day(s) on January 12, 2024. This event was a transfer of 110 contract(s) at a $136.00 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 $35.7K, with a price of $325.0 per contract. There were 877 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2701 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AMAT AMAT, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 16 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 2225 contract(s) at a $155.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $611.8K, with a price of $275.0 per contract. There were 4820 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2450 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MU MU, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on January 5, 2024. Parties traded 395 contract(s) at a $82.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.6K, with a price of $80.0 per contract. There were 726 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1158 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For TSM TSM, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 107 day(s) on April 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 151 contract(s) at a $105.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 13 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $67.2K, with a price of $445.0 per contract. There were 1032 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 845 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For INTC INTC, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 16 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $45.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.8K, with a price of $268.0 per contract. There were 41197 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 836 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ACLS ACLS, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 226 day(s) on August 16, 2024. Parties traded 382 contract(s) at a $200.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $95.5K, with a price of $250.0 per contract. There were 199 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 558 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For RIOT RIOT, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 744 day(s) on January 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 98 contract(s) at a $15.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $91.1K, with a price of $930.0 per contract. There were 2779 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 446 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For IBM IBM, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 16 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 75 contract(s) at a $135.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $195.7K, with a price of $2610.0 per contract. There were 5042 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 428 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 news on unusual options activity.

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