10 Information Technology Stocks With Whale Alerts In Today's Session

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.

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

Explanation

These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.

• For AAPL AAPL, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 3 day(s) on October 22, 2021. This event was a transfer of 696 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 $42.4K, with a price of $61.0 per contract. There were 65394 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 143036 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MARA MARA, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on October 22, 2021. Parties traded 250 contract(s) at a $55.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.2K, with a price of $113.0 per contract. There were 4459 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5866 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MU MU, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on October 22, 2021. Parties traded 647 contract(s) at a $67.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 29 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.6K, with a price of $52.0 per contract. There were 4581 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3893 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AMD AMD, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 59 day(s) on December 17, 2021. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $105.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 27 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $59.4K, with a price of $297.0 per contract. There were 60551 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3043 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AFRM AFRM, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on October 22, 2021. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $150.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 13 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $65.9K, with a price of $330.0 per contract. There were 1804 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2632 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CSCO CSCO, we observe a call option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 17 day(s) on November 5, 2021. Parties traded 573 contract(s) at a $56.00 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 $33.8K, with a price of $59.0 per contract. There were 9395 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2197 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For INTC INTC, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 31 day(s) on November 19, 2021. This event was a transfer of 1400 contract(s) at a $55.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $301.0K, with a price of $215.0 per contract. There were 8495 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1743 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CRM CRM, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 150 day(s) on March 18, 2022. This event was a transfer of 1500 contract(s) at a $310.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $2.1 million, with a price of $1440.0 per contract. There were 334 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1678 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ASAN ASAN, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 59 day(s) on December 17, 2021. This event was a transfer of 270 contract(s) at a $165.00 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 $121.5K, with a price of $450.0 per contract. There were 14 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 712 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For V V, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 94 day(s) on January 21, 2022. This event was a transfer of 350 contract(s) at a $235.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 49 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $299.2K, with a price of $855.0 per contract. There were 5651 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 580 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.