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:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
AAPL PUT TRADE BEARISH 11/04/22 $139.00 $55.8K 10.2K 45.0K
MU PUT TRADE BULLISH 11/18/22 $60.00 $240.7K 1.4K 5.6K
NET PUT SWEEP BEARISH 11/04/22 $40.00 $49.2K 1.2K 3.2K
FSLR PUT TRADE BEARISH 11/18/22 $150.00 $36.2K 307 1.7K
INTC CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/19/24 $40.00 $35.0K 43.7K 1.2K
COUP PUT SWEEP BEARISH 11/18/22 $44.00 $48.9K 64 1.1K
SNOW PUT TRADE BEARISH 11/18/22 $120.00 $76.0K 1.2K 872
CSCO PUT SWEEP BULLISH 11/18/22 $44.00 $60.5K 2.6K 787
TWLO CALL SWEEP BEARISH 06/16/23 $55.00 $37.5K 0 767
MSFT CALL TRADE BULLISH 12/16/22 $215.00 $223.0K 1.1K 711

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• For AAPL AAPL, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, is expiring today. Parties traded 150 contract(s) at a $139.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $55.8K, with a price of $372.0 per contract. There were 10284 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 45034 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MU MU, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 14 day(s) on November 18, 2022. This event was a transfer of 472 contract(s) at a $60.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $240.7K, with a price of $510.0 per contract. There were 1457 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5617 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For NET NET, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, is expiring today. Parties traded 600 contract(s) at a $40.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $49.2K, with a price of $82.0 per contract. There were 1285 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3253 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding FSLR FSLR, we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 14 day(s) on November 18, 2022. Parties traded 61 contract(s) at a $150.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $36.2K, with a price of $595.0 per contract. There were 307 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1735 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding INTC INTC, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 441 day(s) on January 19, 2024. Parties traded 274 contract(s) at a $40.00 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 $35.0K, with a price of $126.0 per contract. There were 43742 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1275 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For COUP COUP, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 14 day(s) on November 18, 2022. This event was a transfer of 102 contract(s) at a $44.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 22 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $48.9K, with a price of $480.0 per contract. There were 64 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1111 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SNOW SNOW, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 14 day(s) on November 18, 2022. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $120.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $76.0K, with a price of $380.0 per contract. There were 1225 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 872 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CSCO CSCO, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 14 day(s) on November 18, 2022. Parties traded 401 contract(s) at a $44.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $60.5K, with a price of $151.0 per contract. There were 2664 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 787 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding TWLO TWLO, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 224 day(s) on June 16, 2023. Parties traded 61 contract(s) at a $55.00 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 $37.5K, with a price of $615.0 per contract. There were 0 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 767 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MSFT MSFT, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 42 day(s) on December 16, 2022. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $215.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $223.0K, with a price of $1115.0 per contract. There were 1107 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 711 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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