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.

Below are some instances of options activity happening in the Information Technology sector:

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• For NVDA NVDA, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, is expiring today. Parties traded 153 contract(s) at a $610.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 16 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.0K, with a price of $173.0 per contract. There were 10863 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 66803 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MSFT MSFT, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, is expiring today. Parties traded 564 contract(s) at a $405.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $36.0K, with a price of $64.0 per contract. There were 4670 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 10235 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For PLTR PLTR, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 203 day(s) on August 16, 2024. This event was a transfer of 6000 contract(s) at a $10.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $246.0K, with a price of $41.0 per contract. There were 12057 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 10002 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding APP APP, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 84 day(s) on April 19, 2024. Parties traded 96 contract(s) at a $50.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.4K, with a price of $275.0 per contract. There were 4521 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2775 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding RNG RNG, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on February 2, 2024. Parties traded 283 contract(s) at a $35.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 25 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.8K, with a price of $95.0 per contract. There were 8 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1886 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding DOCU DOCU, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on February 2, 2024. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $65.00 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 $26.2K, with a price of $131.0 per contract. There were 1360 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1732 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For INTC INTC, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 35 day(s) on March 1, 2024. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $44.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 21 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $37.4K, with a price of $187.0 per contract. There were 21 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1280 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SNOW SNOW, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 35 day(s) on March 1, 2024. This event was a transfer of 271 contract(s) at a $205.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $359.0K, with a price of $1325.0 per contract. There were 113 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1033 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AAPL AAPL, we observe a put option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 14 day(s) on February 9, 2024. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $190.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.7K, with a price of $257.0 per contract. There were 7673 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 940 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AVGO AVGO, we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on February 2, 2024. Parties traded 15 contract(s) at a $1210.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.2K, with a price of $2150.0 per contract. There were 147 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 628 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.

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