This unusual options alert can help traders track potentially big trading opportunities. Traders often look for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges away from its normal worth. Unusual trading activity could push option prices to hyperbolic or underperforming levels.
Here's the list of some unusual options activity happening in today's session:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAPL | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 07/23/21 | $150.00 | $39.6K | 96.2K | 108.4K |
| MU | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 08/20/21 | $75.00 | $47.0K | 3.1K | 2.7K |
| MSFT | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 08/20/21 | $285.00 | $73.0K | 21.2K | 1.2K |
| AMD | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/21/22 | $100.00 | $92.0K | 46.8K | 969 |
| QCOM | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 08/20/21 | $135.00 | $100.0K | 17.1K | 960 |
| FUBO | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 11/19/21 | $26.00 | $420.0K | 431 | 800 |
| TSM | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/21/22 | $110.00 | $420.0K | 19.4K | 630 |
| WDC | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/20/23 | $60.00 | $364.7K | 2.6K | 500 |
| NVDA | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 11/19/21 | $600.00 | $546.0K | 141 | 400 |
| TXN | PUT | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 07/23/21 | $185.00 | $135.2K | 499 | 378 |
Explanation
These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.
• Regarding AAPL (NASDAQ:AAPL), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on July 23, 2021. Parties traded 1972 contract(s) at a $150.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 21 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $39.6K, with a price of $20.0 per contract. There were 96237 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 108445 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For MU (NASDAQ:MU), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 32 day(s) on August 20, 2021. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $75.00 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 $47.0K, with a price of $235.0 per contract. There were 3194 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2763 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding MSFT (NASDAQ:MSFT), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 32 day(s) on August 20, 2021. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $285.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $73.0K, with a price of $365.0 per contract. There were 21282 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1232 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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