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.
Here's the list of options activity happening in today's session:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVDA | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/17/25 | $138.00 | $40.0K | 19.8K | 111.5K |
| MSTR | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 01/17/25 | $400.00 | $35.6K | 13.2K | 63.9K |
| INTC | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/24/25 | $22.00 | $64.2K | 8.5K | 40.8K |
| AAPL | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/24/25 | $227.50 | $458.8K | 8.0K | 25.4K |
| PLTR | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/24/25 | $72.00 | $57.6K | 4.8K | 13.5K |
| RGTI | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 02/21/25 | $5.00 | $158.8K | 10.2K | 8.5K |
| DELL | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/31/25 | $112.00 | $39.2K | 215 | 1.6K |
| MRVL | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/24/25 | $124.00 | $25.1K | 1.1K | 1.5K |
| CRWD | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/24/25 | $360.00 | $50.3K | 398 | 1.1K |
| BTDR | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 03/21/25 | $15.00 | $127.2K | 2.2K | 568 |
Explanation
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.
• For NVDA (NASDAQ:NVDA), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 3 day(s) on January 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 800 contract(s) at a $138.00 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 $40.0K, with a price of $50.0 per contract. There were 19862 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 111568 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding MSTR (NASDAQ:MSTR), we observe a call option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 216 contract(s) at a $400.00 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 $35.6K, with a price of $165.0 per contract. There were 13284 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 63935 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For INTC (NASDAQ:INTC), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 4 day(s) on January 24, 2025. This event was a transfer of 1285 contract(s) at a $22.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 75 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $64.2K, with a price of $50.0 per contract. There were 8563 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 40894 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For AAPL (NASDAQ:AAPL), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 4 day(s) on January 24, 2025. This event was a transfer of 2151 contract(s) at a $227.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 124 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $458.8K, with a price of $210.0 per contract. There were 8000 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 25449 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For PLTR (NASDAQ:PLTR), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 4 day(s) on January 24, 2025. This event was a transfer of 300 contract(s) at a $72.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $57.6K, with a price of $192.0 per contract. There were 4879 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 13519 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For RGTI (NASDAQ:RGTI), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 32 day(s) on February 21, 2025. This event was a transfer of 298 contract(s) at a $5.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 15 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $158.8K, with a price of $532.0 per contract. There were 10205 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 8544 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding DELL (NYSE:DELL), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 11 day(s) on January 31, 2025. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $112.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $39.2K, with a price of $196.0 per contract. There were 215 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1613 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding MRVL (NASDAQ:MRVL), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on January 24, 2025. Parties traded 75 contract(s) at a $124.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.1K, with a price of $335.0 per contract. There were 1154 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1579 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding CRWD (NASDAQ:CRWD), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on January 24, 2025. Parties traded 90 contract(s) at a $360.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $50.3K, with a price of $560.0 per contract. There were 398 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1158 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For BTDR (NASDAQ:BTDR), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 60 day(s) on March 21, 2025. This event was a transfer of 187 contract(s) at a $15.00 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 $127.2K, with a price of $680.0 per contract. There were 2297 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 568 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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