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.

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 CALL TRADE BULLISH 04/12/24 $850.00 $48.8K 2.7K 32.0K
INTC CALL SWEEP BEARISH 04/12/24 $38.00 $31.5K 2.2K 19.0K
AMD PUT SWEEP BULLISH 04/19/24 $170.00 $42.7K 16.2K 8.8K
RIOT CALL SWEEP BEARISH 09/20/24 $8.00 $36.5K 3.1K 713
CSCO PUT SWEEP BULLISH 01/17/25 $47.50 $34.6K 7.1K 696
HCP CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 04/19/24 $26.00 $70.6K 1.3K 618
HUBS CALL TRADE BEARISH 12/19/25 $1000.00 $58.5K 0 577
MSFT CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 04/26/24 $425.00 $27.1K 2.5K 524
SNOW PUT SWEEP BEARISH 04/19/24 $152.50 $36.9K 471 445
AAPL PUT SWEEP BULLISH 03/21/25 $165.00 $248.5K 8.0K 432

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• Regarding NVDA NVDA, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on April 12, 2024. Parties traded 40 contract(s) at a $850.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $48.8K, with a price of $1220.0 per contract. There were 2799 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 32076 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding INTC INTC, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on April 12, 2024. Parties traded 500 contract(s) at a $38.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 18 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.5K, with a price of $63.0 per contract. There were 2204 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 19001 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AMD AMD, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 10 day(s) on April 19, 2024. Parties traded 77 contract(s) at a $170.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 14 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $42.7K, with a price of $555.0 per contract. There were 16282 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 8869 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding RIOT RIOT, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 164 day(s) on September 20, 2024. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $8.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 21 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $36.5K, with a price of $365.0 per contract. There were 3155 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 713 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CSCO CSCO, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 283 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 142 contract(s) at a $47.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 12 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.6K, with a price of $244.0 per contract. There were 7163 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 696 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For HCP HCP, we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 10 day(s) on April 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 614 contract(s) at a $26.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $70.6K, with a price of $115.0 per contract. There were 1349 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 618 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For HUBS HUBS, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 619 day(s) on December 19, 2025. This event was a transfer of 24 contract(s) at a $1000.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $58.5K, with a price of $2440.0 per contract. There were 0 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 577 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MSFT MSFT, we observe a call option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 17 day(s) on April 26, 2024. Parties traded 27 contract(s) at a $425.00 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 $27.1K, with a price of $1005.0 per contract. There were 2512 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 524 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SNOW SNOW, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 10 day(s) on April 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 150 contract(s) at a $152.50 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 $36.9K, with a price of $246.0 per contract. There were 471 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 445 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AAPL AAPL, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 346 day(s) on March 21, 2025. Parties traded 228 contract(s) at a $165.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 22 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $248.5K, with a price of $1090.0 per contract. There were 8027 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 432 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 news on unusual options activity.

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