10 Information Technology Stocks Whale Activity 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 itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• For NVDA NVDA, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, is expiring today. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $895.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.4K, with a price of $284.0 per contract. There were 4871 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 31642 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AAPL AAPL, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on March 22, 2024. Parties traded 1510 contract(s) at a $172.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $205.3K, with a price of $136.0 per contract. There were 7284 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 26983 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MSFT MSFT, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, is expiring today. Parties traded 340 contract(s) at a $415.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.2K, with a price of $80.0 per contract. There were 10054 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 18818 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ORCL ORCL, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 7 day(s) on March 22, 2024. This event was a transfer of 1571 contract(s) at a $131.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 42 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $64.5K, with a price of $41.0 per contract. There were 1396 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1659 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MU MU, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 35 day(s) on April 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 250 contract(s) at a $110.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $50.2K, with a price of $201.0 per contract. There were 5561 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1489 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For QCOM QCOM, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 35 day(s) on April 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 456 contract(s) at a $185.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 19 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $61.6K, with a price of $135.0 per contract. There were 3682 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1345 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For HPE HPE, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, is expiring today. Parties traded 1160 contract(s) at a $18.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $88.6K, with a price of $76.0 per contract. There were 8679 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1214 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MARA MARA, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 13 day(s) on March 28, 2024. This event was a transfer of 285 contract(s) at a $19.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $51.8K, with a price of $182.0 per contract. There were 792 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 978 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SMCI SMCI, we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 7 day(s) on March 22, 2024. This event was a transfer of 5 contract(s) at a $1100.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $36.8K, with a price of $7375.0 per contract. There were 646 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 974 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding FTNT FTNT, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 189 day(s) on September 20, 2024. Parties traded 71 contract(s) at a $70.00 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 $49.0K, with a price of $695.0 per contract. There were 1210 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 760 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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