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.

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 call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 1 day(s) on July 26, 2024. This event was a transfer of 1994 contract(s) at a $115.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $362.9K, with a price of $182.0 per contract. There were 19285 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 226173 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AMD AMD, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on July 26, 2024. Parties traded 393 contract(s) at a $140.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 33 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $54.7K, with a price of $140.0 per contract. There were 10425 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 87296 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AAPL AAPL, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 57 day(s) on September 20, 2024. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $230.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $52.0K, with a price of $520.0 per contract. There were 48305 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5490 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SMCI SMCI, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on July 26, 2024. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $710.00 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 $57.6K, with a price of $1152.0 per contract. There were 326 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5360 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MSFT MSFT, we observe a call option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 57 day(s) on September 20, 2024. Parties traded 37 contract(s) at a $430.00 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 $62.1K, with a price of $1675.0 per contract. There were 19316 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2044 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CRWD CRWD, we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 148 day(s) on December 20, 2024. Parties traded 37 contract(s) at a $200.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.7K, with a price of $885.0 per contract. There were 886 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1423 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For PLTR PLTR, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 85 day(s) on October 18, 2024. This event was a transfer of 756 contract(s) at a $33.00 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 $87.6K, with a price of $116.0 per contract. There were 3202 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 823 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SNOW SNOW, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 8 day(s) on August 2, 2024. This event was a transfer of 65 contract(s) at a $130.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.5K, with a price of $470.0 per contract. There were 363 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 747 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ARM ARM, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 8 day(s) on August 2, 2024. Parties traded 119 contract(s) at a $170.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 63 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $47.6K, with a price of $400.0 per contract. There were 6022 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 580 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding IREN IREN, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 113 day(s) on November 15, 2024. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $10.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.0K, with a price of $260.0 per contract. There were 11680 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 555 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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