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 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.

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

Explanation

These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.

• For NVDA NVDA, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 3 day(s) on April 26, 2024. This event was a transfer of 20 contract(s) at a $820.00 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 $30.3K, with a price of $1515.0 per contract. There were 7309 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 36255 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding APH APH, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 24 day(s) on May 17, 2024. Parties traded 300 contract(s) at a $125.00 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 $36.0K, with a price of $120.0 per contract. There were 984 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 9190 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AMD AMD, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 3 day(s) on April 26, 2024. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $152.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.4K, with a price of $294.0 per contract. There were 5050 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 8589 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CLSK CLSK, we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on April 26, 2024. Parties traded 996 contract(s) at a $19.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $184.2K, with a price of $185.0 per contract. There were 4968 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4459 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MSFT MSFT, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 3 day(s) on April 26, 2024. This event was a transfer of 33 contract(s) at a $407.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 9 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.8K, with a price of $875.0 per contract. There were 1454 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3776 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SMCI SMCI, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 3 day(s) on April 26, 2024. This event was a transfer of 10 contract(s) at a $750.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.9K, with a price of $2791.0 per contract. There were 719 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3053 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For IREN IREN, we notice a put option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 206 day(s) on November 15, 2024. This event was a transfer of 1000 contract(s) at a $5.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $170.0K, with a price of $170.0 per contract. There were 5390 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1000 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AVGO AVGO, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 3 day(s) on April 26, 2024. This event was a transfer of 75 contract(s) at a $1280.00 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 $54.4K, with a price of $726.0 per contract. There were 155 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 965 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CDNS CDNS, we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 206 day(s) on November 15, 2024. Parties traded 20 contract(s) at a $300.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $44.6K, with a price of $2230.0 per contract. There were 9 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 864 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SOUN SOUN, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 87 day(s) on July 19, 2024. Parties traded 350 contract(s) at a $4.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.8K, with a price of $91.0 per contract. There were 2288 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 714 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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