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:
Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NVDA | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 02/02/24 | $615.00 | $38.6K | 3.9K | 20.5K |
AAPL | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 02/02/24 | $192.50 | $42.9K | 15.7K | 18.9K |
AMD | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 02/02/24 | $180.00 | $71.5K | 12.7K | 11.9K |
ADBE | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 02/02/24 | $635.00 | $69.0K | 429 | 3.5K |
CLSK | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 02/02/24 | $8.50 | $37.4K | 1.3K | 2.5K |
ENPH | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 02/02/24 | $110.00 | $74.0K | 893 | 2.1K |
MSFT | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 02/02/24 | $400.00 | $27.0K | 4.8K | 2.0K |
XRX | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 07/19/24 | $15.00 | $100.0K | 33 | 2.0K |
INTC | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 02/02/24 | $45.00 | $28.8K | 10.0K | 1.5K |
MARA | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 06/21/24 | $20.00 | $74.3K | 7.6K | 1.3K |
Explanation
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.
• For NVDA NVDA, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 4 day(s) on February 2, 2024. This event was a transfer of 30 contract(s) at a $615.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $38.6K, with a price of $1289.0 per contract. There were 3966 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 20567 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding AAPL AAPL, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on February 2, 2024. Parties traded 150 contract(s) at a $192.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $42.9K, with a price of $286.0 per contract. There were 15791 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 18907 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For AMD AMD, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 4 day(s) on February 2, 2024. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $180.00 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 $71.5K, with a price of $715.0 per contract. There were 12787 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 11947 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For ADBE ADBE, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 4 day(s) on February 2, 2024. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $635.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $69.0K, with a price of $690.0 per contract. There were 429 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3540 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding CLSK CLSK, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on February 2, 2024. Parties traded 575 contract(s) at a $8.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 16 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $37.4K, with a price of $65.0 per contract. There were 1335 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2593 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For ENPH ENPH, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 4 day(s) on February 2, 2024. This event was a transfer of 400 contract(s) at a $110.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $74.0K, with a price of $185.0 per contract. There were 893 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2138 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding MSFT MSFT, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on February 2, 2024. Parties traded 20 contract(s) at a $400.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.0K, with a price of $1350.0 per contract. There were 4832 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2092 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding XRX XRX, we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 172 day(s) on July 19, 2024. Parties traded 2000 contract(s) at a $15.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $100.0K, with a price of $50.0 per contract. There were 33 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2000 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For INTC INTC, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 4 day(s) on February 2, 2024. This event was a transfer of 160 contract(s) at a $45.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.8K, with a price of $180.0 per contract. There were 10043 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1590 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding MARA MARA, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 144 day(s) on June 21, 2024. Parties traded 143 contract(s) at a $20.00 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 $74.3K, with a price of $520.0 per contract. There were 7623 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1346 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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