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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMD | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 08/06/21 | $115.00 | $126.0K | 21.4K | 38.8K |
| NVDA | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 08/06/21 | $205.00 | $116.2K | 15.0K | 31.3K |
| AAPL | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 08/06/21 | $146.00 | $43.0K | 46.9K | 26.4K |
| SQ | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 08/06/21 | $295.00 | $83.4K | 1.2K | 5.8K |
| CRM | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 08/13/21 | $255.00 | $33.8K | 391 | 4.3K |
| BTBT | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 08/20/21 | $12.50 | $60.0K | 6.6K | 4.0K |
| TTD | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/21/22 | $60.50 | $126.9K | 3.2K | 2.3K |
| WDC | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 08/06/21 | $66.00 | $33.3K | 477 | 1.2K |
| AMAT | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 08/20/21 | $150.00 | $38.9K | 4.7K | 998 |
| CRWD | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 09/17/21 | $250.00 | $248.6K | 274 | 803 |
Explanation
These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.
• Regarding AMD (NASDAQ:AMD), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on August 6, 2021. Parties traded 822 contract(s) at a $115.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 14 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $126.0K, with a price of $153.0 per contract. There were 21456 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 38865 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For NVDA (NASDAQ:NVDA), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 1 day(s) on August 6, 2021. This event was a transfer of 490 contract(s) at a $205.00 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 $116.2K, with a price of $237.0 per contract. There were 15044 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 31329 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For AAPL (NASDAQ:AAPL), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 1 day(s) on August 6, 2021. This event was a transfer of 299 contract(s) at a $146.00 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 $43.0K, with a price of $144.0 per contract. There were 46916 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 26472 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 news on unusual options activity.
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