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.

Below are some instances of options activity happening in the Information Technology sector:

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• For NVDA (NASDAQ:NVDA), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, is expiring today. Parties traded 1000 contract(s) at a $185.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $319.0K, with a price of $319.0 per contract. There were 46082 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 13144 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For APLD (NASDAQ:APLD), we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 35 day(s) on February 20, 2026. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $40.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $64.4K, with a price of $322.0 per contract. There were 3963 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 6883 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For PANW (NASDAQ:PANW), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 35 day(s) on February 20, 2026. This event was a transfer of 374 contract(s) at a $200.00 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 $186.8K, with a price of $498.0 per contract. There were 6562 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5023 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding PLTR (NASDAQ:PLTR), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on January 23, 2026. Parties traded 119 contract(s) at a $172.50 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 $49.8K, with a price of $415.0 per contract. There were 502 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4587 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding INTC (NASDAQ:INTC), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on January 23, 2026. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $48.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 15 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $51.2K, with a price of $256.0 per contract. There were 2313 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2343 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AMD (NASDAQ:AMD), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on January 23, 2026. Parties traded 134 contract(s) at a $235.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 19 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $87.7K, with a price of $655.0 per contract. There were 1259 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2133 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AVGO (NASDAQ:AVGO), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 14 day(s) on January 30, 2026. This event was a transfer of 180 contract(s) at a $360.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $102.6K, with a price of $570.0 per contract. There were 1738 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1983 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MSTR (NASDAQ:MSTR), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 35 day(s) on February 20, 2026. Parties traded 30 contract(s) at a $180.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.1K, with a price of $1070.0 per contract. There were 2972 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1485 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AAPL (NASDAQ:AAPL), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 63 day(s) on March 20, 2026. This event was a transfer of 72 contract(s) at a $255.00 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 $83.8K, with a price of $1165.0 per contract. There were 2478 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 970 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For WULF (NASDAQ:WULF), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 119 day(s) on May 15, 2026. This event was a transfer of 630 contract(s) at a $18.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 13 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $109.6K, with a price of $174.0 per contract. There were 3490 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 630 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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