10 Information Technology Stocks With Whale Alerts 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 1 day(s) on January 10, 2025. This event was a transfer of 157 contract(s) at a $141.00 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 $27.7K, with a price of $177.0 per contract. There were 51798 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 71615 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MSTR MSTR, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on January 10, 2025. Parties traded 47 contract(s) at a $330.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.9K, with a price of $680.0 per contract. There were 3109 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 17111 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MSFT MSFT, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 1 day(s) on January 10, 2025. This event was a transfer of 150 contract(s) at a $425.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.6K, with a price of $224.0 per contract. There were 4490 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 10942 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For PLTR PLTR, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 1 day(s) on January 10, 2025. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $69.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.0K, with a price of $140.0 per contract. There were 5867 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 7376 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AVGO AVGO, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 8 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 360 contract(s) at a $240.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $73.0K, with a price of $203.0 per contract. There were 8796 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4689 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AAPL AAPL, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 22 day(s) on January 31, 2025. This event was a transfer of 127 contract(s) at a $240.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $60.9K, with a price of $480.0 per contract. There were 6456 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2727 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CORZ CORZ, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 8 day(s) on January 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 800 contract(s) at a $12.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 10 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $176.0K, with a price of $220.0 per contract. There were 8418 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1651 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For IONQ IONQ, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 43 day(s) on February 21, 2025. This event was a transfer of 193 contract(s) at a $22.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $47.2K, with a price of $245.0 per contract. There were 371 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 741 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SMCI SMCI, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 36 day(s) on February 14, 2025. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $35.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $69.6K, with a price of $348.0 per contract. There were 22 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 470 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For APP APP, we notice a put option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 1 day(s) on January 10, 2025. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $330.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $61.0K, with a price of $610.0 per contract. There were 814 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 466 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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