10 Information Technology Stocks Whale Activity In Today's Session - Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO)

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	BEARISH	11/15/24	$149.00	$25.6K	37.8K	114.6K
AAPL	PUT	SWEEP	BEARISH	11/15/24	$227.50	$56.3K	4.2K	9.3K
ENPH	CALL	SWEEP	BULLISH	11/15/24	$62.00	$83.6K	891	2.2K
IREN	CALL	SWEEP	BEARISH	03/21/25	$8.00	$74.0K	4.3K	1.2K
SMCI	PUT	TRADE	BULLISH	12/20/24	$64.00	$32.1K	2.9K	376
AVGO	CALL	SWEEP	BEARISH	11/15/24	$170.00	$37.5K	5.7K	356
TSM	CALL	TRADE	BEARISH	02/21/25	$190.00	$25.8K	1.2K	278
CIFR	CALL	SWEEP	BEARISH	03/21/25	$3.00	$72.1K	1.7K	230
CSCO	CALL	SWEEP	BEARISH	11/15/24	$53.00	$36.0K	221	215
LRCX	PUT	SWEEP	BULLISH	01/17/25	$75.00	$33.8K	861	192

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• Regarding NVDA (NASDAQ:NVDA), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on November 15, 2024. Parties traded 400 contract(s) at a $149.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.6K, with a price of $64.0 per contract. There were 37833 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 114646 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AAPL (NASDAQ:AAPL), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on November 15, 2024. Parties traded 397 contract(s) at a $227.50 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 $56.3K, with a price of $142.0 per contract. There were 4209 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 9333 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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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.

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	BEARISH	11/15/24	$149.00	$25.6K	37.8K	114.6K
AAPL	PUT	SWEEP	BEARISH	11/15/24	$227.50	$56.3K	4.2K	9.3K
ENPH	CALL	SWEEP	BULLISH	11/15/24	$62.00	$83.6K	891	2.2K
IREN	CALL	SWEEP	BEARISH	03/21/25	$8.00	$74.0K	4.3K	1.2K
SMCI	PUT	TRADE	BULLISH	12/20/24	$64.00	$32.1K	2.9K	376
AVGO	CALL	SWEEP	BEARISH	11/15/24	$170.00	$37.5K	5.7K	356
TSM	CALL	TRADE	BEARISH	02/21/25	$190.00	$25.8K	1.2K	278
CIFR	CALL	SWEEP	BEARISH	03/21/25	$3.00	$72.1K	1.7K	230
CSCO	CALL	SWEEP	BEARISH	11/15/24	$53.00	$36.0K	221	215
LRCX	PUT	SWEEP	BULLISH	01/17/25	$75.00	$33.8K	861	192

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• For ENPH (NASDAQ:ENPH), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 1 day(s) on November 15, 2024. This event was a transfer of 836 contract(s) at a $62.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 58 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $83.6K, with a price of $101.0 per contract. There were 891 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2269 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For IREN (NASDAQ:IREN), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 127 day(s) on March 21, 2025. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $8.00 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 $74.0K, with a price of $370.0 per contract. There were 4316 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1217 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SMCI (NASDAQ:SMCI), we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 36 day(s) on December 20, 2024. Parties traded 7 contract(s) at a $64.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.1K, with a price of $4597.0 per contract. There were 2961 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 376 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AVGO (NASDAQ:AVGO), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 1 day(s) on November 15, 2024. This event was a transfer of 158 contract(s) at a $170.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 8 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $37.5K, with a price of $239.0 per contract. There were 5758 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 356 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding TSM (NYSE:TSM), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 99 day(s) on February 21, 2025. Parties traded 17 contract(s) at a $190.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.8K, with a price of $1518.0 per contract. There were 1276 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 278 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CIFR (NASDAQ:CIFR), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 127 day(s) on March 21, 2025. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $3.00 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 $72.1K, with a price of $365.0 per contract. There were 1726 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 230 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CSCO (NASDAQ:CSCO), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 1 day(s) on November 15, 2024. This event was a transfer of 70 contract(s) at a $53.00 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 $36.0K, with a price of $515.0 per contract. There were 221 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 215 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For LRCX (NASDAQ:LRCX), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 64 day(s) on January 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 72 contract(s) at a $75.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.8K, with a price of $469.0 per contract. There were 861 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 192 contract(s) were bought and sold.