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:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVDA | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 12/20/24 | $130.00 | $32.1K | 53.8K | 106.1K |
| QBTS | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 12/27/24 | $9.00 | $40.0K | 805 | 3.4K |
| MU | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 12/20/24 | $109.00 | $66.7K | 1.3K | 1.7K |
| IMMR | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 02/21/25 | $10.00 | $63.1K | 5.5K | 1.3K |
| AVGO | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/20/25 | $200.00 | $76.8K | 3.5K | 899 |
| AAPL | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/17/25 | $245.00 | $56.7K | 29.4K | 858 |
| MNDY | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/17/25 | $280.00 | $61.2K | 1.3K | 771 |
| CRM | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 12/20/24 | $350.00 | $65.0K | 4.1K | 770 |
| CTSH | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 04/17/25 | $80.00 | $206.4K | 212 | 635 |
| MSTR | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 03/21/25 | $250.00 | $140.0K | 5.7K | 622 |
Explanation
These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.
• Regarding NVDA (NASDAQ:NVDA), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on December 20, 2024. Parties traded 99 contract(s) at a $130.00 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 $32.1K, with a price of $325.0 per contract. There were 53837 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 106117 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding QBTS (NYSE:QBTS), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 10 day(s) on December 27, 2024. Parties traded 500 contract(s) at a $9.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 37 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $40.0K, with a price of $80.0 per contract. There were 805 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3462 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For MU (NASDAQ:MU), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 3 day(s) on December 20, 2024. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $109.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $66.7K, with a price of $670.0 per contract. There were 1394 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1799 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For IMMR (NASDAQ:IMMR), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 66 day(s) on February 21, 2025. This event was a transfer of 468 contract(s) at a $10.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 27 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $63.1K, with a price of $135.0 per contract. There were 5573 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1366 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For AVGO (NASDAQ:AVGO), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 185 day(s) on June 20, 2025. This event was a transfer of 63 contract(s) at a $200.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $76.8K, with a price of $1220.0 per contract. There were 3541 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 899 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding AAPL (NASDAQ:AAPL), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 31 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $245.00 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 $56.7K, with a price of $1135.0 per contract. There were 29429 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 858 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding MNDY (NASDAQ:MNDY), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 31 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 101 contract(s) at a $280.00 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 $61.2K, with a price of $600.0 per contract. There were 1382 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 771 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For CRM (NYSE:CRM), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 3 day(s) on December 20, 2024. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $350.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 16 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $65.0K, with a price of $650.0 per contract. There were 4113 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 770 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For CTSH (NASDAQ:CTSH), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 121 day(s) on April 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 600 contract(s) at a $80.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $206.4K, with a price of $344.0 per contract. There were 212 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 635 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For MSTR (NASDAQ:MSTR), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 94 day(s) on March 21, 2025. This event was a transfer of 70 contract(s) at a $250.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $140.0K, with a price of $2000.0 per contract. There were 5725 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 622 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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