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:
Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AMD | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 03/15/24 | $190.00 | $347.9K | 13.6K | 42.1K |
NVDA | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 03/15/24 | $880.00 | $27.8K | 4.9K | 40.0K |
DOMO | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 05/17/24 | $8.00 | $25.0K | 3.4K | 3.4K |
ARM | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 03/15/24 | $130.00 | $60.2K | 9.8K | 2.7K |
INTC | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 06/21/24 | $50.00 | $28.0K | 31.3K | 2.6K |
MSFT | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 06/21/24 | $450.00 | $25.4K | 5.4K | 1.9K |
TSM | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 03/22/24 | $132.00 | $36.4K | 226 | 1.5K |
PLTR | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 04/26/24 | $25.50 | $107.4K | 53 | 920 |
SWKS | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 04/05/24 | $109.00 | $41.1K | 45 | 878 |
SMCI | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 03/15/24 | $1130.00 | $37.8K | 429 | 685 |
Explanation
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.
• Regarding AMD AMD, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on March 15, 2024. Parties traded 995 contract(s) at a $190.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 51 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $347.9K, with a price of $346.0 per contract. There were 13677 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 42196 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For NVDA NVDA, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 1 day(s) on March 15, 2024. This event was a transfer of 31 contract(s) at a $880.00 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 $27.8K, with a price of $910.0 per contract. There were 4947 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 40042 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding DOMO DOMO, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 64 day(s) on May 17, 2024. Parties traded 1000 contract(s) at a $8.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 10 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.0K, with a price of $25.0 per contract. There were 3401 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3430 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding ARM ARM, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on March 15, 2024. Parties traded 250 contract(s) at a $130.00 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 $60.2K, with a price of $241.0 per contract. There were 9879 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2782 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding INTC INTC, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 99 day(s) on June 21, 2024. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $50.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.0K, with a price of $140.0 per contract. There were 31372 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2627 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding MSFT MSFT, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 99 day(s) on June 21, 2024. Parties traded 20 contract(s) at a $450.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.4K, with a price of $1273.0 per contract. There were 5439 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1904 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding TSM TSM, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 8 day(s) on March 22, 2024. Parties traded 350 contract(s) at a $132.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 12 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $36.4K, with a price of $104.0 per contract. There were 226 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1565 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding PLTR PLTR, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 43 day(s) on April 26, 2024. Parties traded 459 contract(s) at a $25.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 13 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $107.4K, with a price of $234.0 per contract. There were 53 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 920 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding SWKS SWKS, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 22 day(s) on April 5, 2024. Parties traded 278 contract(s) at a $109.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 11 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $41.1K, with a price of $150.0 per contract. There were 45 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 878 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For SMCI SMCI, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 1 day(s) on March 15, 2024. This event was a transfer of 15 contract(s) at a $1130.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $37.8K, with a price of $2520.0 per contract. There were 429 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 685 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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