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.
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 | BULLISH | 12/19/25 | $180.00 | $71.7K | 62.7K | 11.4K |
| AMD | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 12/19/25 | $222.50 | $26.8K | 9.5K | 5.6K |
| QCOM | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/02/26 | $190.00 | $82.2K | 253 | 3.2K |
| ORCL | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 12/26/25 | $200.00 | $31.8K | 4.0K | 2.6K |
| BMNR | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/15/27 | $105.00 | $101.0K | 22.8K | 2.0K |
| BBAI | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 01/15/27 | $10.00 | $73.0K | 24.8K | 1.7K |
| QBTS | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/16/26 | $24.00 | $27.3K | 1.4K | 1.3K |
| CLSK | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/15/27 | $5.00 | $80.4K | 23.4K | 1.2K |
| MSTR | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 12/19/25 | $164.00 | $59.0K | 1.8K | 1.1K |
| CRWD | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 03/19/27 | $540.00 | $27.0K | 1.1K | 1.1K |
Explanation
These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.
• Regarding NVDA (NASDAQ:NVDA), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on December 19, 2025. Parties traded 165 contract(s) at a $180.00 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 $71.7K, with a price of $435.0 per contract. There were 62781 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 11446 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding AMD (NASDAQ:AMD), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on December 19, 2025. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $222.50 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 $26.8K, with a price of $135.0 per contract. There were 9530 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5692 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding QCOM (NASDAQ:QCOM), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 18 day(s) on January 2, 2026. Parties traded 979 contract(s) at a $190.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $82.2K, with a price of $84.0 per contract. There were 253 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3288 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding ORCL (NYSE:ORCL), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 11 day(s) on December 26, 2025. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $200.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.8K, with a price of $159.0 per contract. There were 4047 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2676 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For BMNR (AMEX:BMNR), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 396 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $105.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $101.0K, with a price of $505.0 per contract. There were 22871 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2053 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For BBAI (NYSE:BBAI), we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 396 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 440 contract(s) at a $10.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $73.0K, with a price of $166.0 per contract. There were 24876 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1785 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For QBTS (NYSE:QBTS), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 32 day(s) on January 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 104 contract(s) at a $24.00 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 $27.3K, with a price of $263.0 per contract. There were 1404 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1343 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For CLSK (NASDAQ:CLSK), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 396 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 947 contract(s) at a $5.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 18 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $80.4K, with a price of $85.0 per contract. There were 23415 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1242 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding MSTR (NASDAQ:MSTR), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on December 19, 2025. Parties traded 94 contract(s) at a $164.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $59.0K, with a price of $626.0 per contract. There were 1813 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1127 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding CRWD (NASDAQ:CRWD), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 459 day(s) on March 19, 2027. Parties traded 3 contract(s) at a $540.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.0K, with a price of $9030.0 per contract. There were 1151 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1126 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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