This unusual options alert can help traders discover the next big trading opportunities. Traders will search for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges heavily from its normal worth. Unusual trading activity could push option prices to exaggerated or underestimated levels.
Below are some instances of unusual 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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AAPL | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 02/19/21 | $145.00 | $61.9K | 7.0K | 78.3K |
MSFT | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 12/18/20 | $220.00 | $32.2K | 31.5K | 24.8K |
FUBO | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 12/18/20 | $30.00 | $27.2K | 10.2K | 8.1K |
PYPL | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 12/18/20 | $227.50 | $106.5K | 492 | 4.6K |
MARA | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/15/21 | $7.00 | $50.9K | 5.0K | 3.9K |
MU | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/15/21 | $82.50 | $25.4K | 426 | 2.2K |
DBX | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 04/16/21 | $23.00 | $346.2K | 12.4K | 2.2K |
FSLR | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/21/22 | $125.00 | $564.1K | 26 | 2.0K |
SQ | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/15/21 | $250.00 | $116.5K | 4.3K | 1.3K |
ZS | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/29/21 | $185.00 | $802.6K | 11 | 632 |
Explanation
These itemized elaboration has been created using the accompanying table.
• For AAPL AAPL, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 65 day(s) on February 19, 2021. A trader bought 208 contract(s) at a $145.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The trader or institution spent $61.9K on this trade with a price of $298.0 per contract. There were 7014 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 78350 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding MSFT MSFT, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on December 18, 2020. A trader bought 214 contract(s) at a $220.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 29 different trades to become filled. The trader or institution spent $32.2K on this trade with a price of $149.0 per contract. There were 31574 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 24808 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding FUBO FUBO, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on December 18, 2020. A trader bought 292 contract(s) at a $30.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 9 different trades to become filled. The trader or institution spent $27.2K on this trade with a price of $94.0 per contract. There were 10224 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 8188 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For PYPL PYPL, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 2 day(s) on December 18, 2020. A trader bought 213 contract(s) at a $227.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 38 different trades to become filled. The trader or institution spent $106.5K on this trade with a price of $500.0 per contract. There were 492 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4649 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For MARA MARA, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 30 day(s) on January 15, 2021. A trader bought 200 contract(s) at a $7.00 strike. The trader or institution spent $50.9K on this trade with a price of $255.0 per contract. There were 5033 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3901 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For MU MU, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 30 day(s) on January 15, 2021. A trader bought 200 contract(s) at a $82.50 strike. The trader or institution spent $25.4K on this trade with a price of $127.0 per contract. There were 426 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2282 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding DBX DBX, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 121 day(s) on April 16, 2021. A trader bought 1099 contract(s) at a $23.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 46 different trades to become filled. The trader or institution spent $346.2K on this trade with a price of $315.0 per contract. There were 12404 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2260 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding FSLR FSLR, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 401 day(s) on January 21, 2022. A trader bought 656 contract(s) at a $125.00 strike. The trader or institution spent $564.1K on this trade with a price of $860.0 per contract. There were 26 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2038 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For SQ SQ, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 30 day(s) on January 15, 2021. A trader bought 210 contract(s) at a $250.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 25 different trades to become filled. The trader or institution spent $116.5K on this trade with a price of $555.0 per contract. There were 4316 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1351 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For ZS ZS, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 44 day(s) on January 29, 2021. A trader bought 632 contract(s) at a $185.00 strike. The trader or institution spent $802.6K on this trade with a price of $1270.0 per contract. There were 11 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 632 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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