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 |
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ORCL | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 09/19/25 | $295.00 | $32.0K | 1.2K | 31.0K |
MU | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/19/25 | $160.00 | $27.5K | 6.8K | 7.9K |
MSFT | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/19/25 | $512.50 | $26.5K | 1.3K | 7.0K |
BMNR | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 10/17/25 | $50.00 | $31.9K | 5.6K | 6.8K |
AVGO | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/19/25 | $360.00 | $169.0K | 4.3K | 4.4K |
PLTR | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 10/17/25 | $170.00 | $36.2K | 9.7K | 4.0K |
IREN | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/16/26 | $25.00 | $1.1 million | 1.4K | 4.0K |
GDS | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 10/17/25 | $32.00 | $1.2 million | 4.2K | 4.0K |
RZLV | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 11/21/25 | $7.50 | $33.0K | 2.3K | 3.6K |
CRWV | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 10/17/25 | $120.00 | $29.7K | 13.6K | 3.0K |
Explanation
These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.
• Regarding ORCL (NYSE:ORCL), we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on September 19, 2025. Parties traded 40 contract(s) at a $295.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.0K, with a price of $800.0 per contract. There were 1255 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 31060 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For MU (NASDAQ:MU), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 7 day(s) on September 19, 2025. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $160.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 20 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.5K, with a price of $275.0 per contract. There were 6899 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 7942 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For MSFT (NASDAQ:MSFT), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 7 day(s) on September 19, 2025. This event was a transfer of 50 contract(s) at a $512.50 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 $26.5K, with a price of $534.0 per contract. There were 1303 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 7085 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For BMNR (AMEX:BMNR), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 35 day(s) on October 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 42 contract(s) at a $50.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.9K, with a price of $760.0 per contract. There were 5677 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 6806 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding AVGO (NASDAQ:AVGO), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on September 19, 2025. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $360.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $169.0K, with a price of $845.0 per contract. There were 4313 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4458 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For PLTR (NASDAQ:PLTR), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 35 day(s) on October 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 35 contract(s) at a $170.00 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 $36.2K, with a price of $1035.0 per contract. There were 9793 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4052 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For IREN (NASDAQ:IREN), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 126 day(s) on January 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 4000 contract(s) at a $25.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $1.1 million, with a price of $292.0 per contract. There were 1415 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4016 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For GDS (NASDAQ:GDS), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 35 day(s) on October 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 1850 contract(s) at a $32.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $1.2 million, with a price of $670.0 per contract. There were 4272 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4006 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For RZLV (NASDAQ:RZLV), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 70 day(s) on November 21, 2025. This event was a transfer of 300 contract(s) at a $7.50 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 $33.0K, with a price of $110.0 per contract. There were 2378 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3679 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding CRWV (NASDAQ:CRWV), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 35 day(s) on October 17, 2025. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $120.00 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 $29.7K, with a price of $595.0 per contract. There were 13661 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3085 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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