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 will search for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges heavily from its normal worth. High amounts of trading activity could push option prices to exaggerated or underestimated 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 SWEEP BEARISH 04/14/23 $165.00 $31.8K 6.7K 18.2K
NVDA CALL SWEEP BULLISH 04/21/23 $280.00 $32.0K 11.9K 9.8K
CFLT CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/17/25 $40.00 $122.4K 643 1.0K
MRVL PUT SWEEP BULLISH 04/28/23 $40.00 $86.5K 193 666
NET CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/17/25 $85.00 $271.4K 721 618
RIOT CALL SWEEP BULLISH 06/16/23 $9.00 $63.6K 3.2K 601
PSTG PUT SWEEP BULLISH 06/16/23 $24.00 $31.9K 485 336
ANET PUT SWEEP BULLISH 06/16/23 $150.00 $152.6K 87 318
TWLO PUT TRADE BEARISH 01/19/24 $45.00 $150.0K 496 300
AVGO CALL SWEEP BEARISH 04/14/23 $627.50 $25.3K 108 276

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• Regarding AAPL AAPL, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on April 14, 2023. Parties traded 300 contract(s) at a $165.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.8K, with a price of $106.0 per contract. There were 6770 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 18251 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For NVDA NVDA, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 8 day(s) on April 21, 2023. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $280.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 9 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.0K, with a price of $160.0 per contract. There were 11912 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 9802 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CFLT CFLT, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 645 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 240 contract(s) at a $40.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $122.4K, with a price of $510.0 per contract. There were 643 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1000 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MRVL MRVL, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 15 day(s) on April 28, 2023. Parties traded 665 contract(s) at a $40.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 23 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $86.5K, with a price of $130.0 per contract. There were 193 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 666 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For NET NET, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 645 day(s) on January 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 165 contract(s) at a $85.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $271.4K, with a price of $1645.0 per contract. There were 721 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 618 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding RIOT RIOT, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 64 day(s) on June 16, 2023. Parties traded 120 contract(s) at a $9.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $63.6K, with a price of $530.0 per contract. There were 3272 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 601 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding PSTG PSTG, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 64 day(s) on June 16, 2023. Parties traded 336 contract(s) at a $24.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 42 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.9K, with a price of $95.0 per contract. There were 485 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 336 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ANET ANET, we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 64 day(s) on June 16, 2023. This event was a transfer of 318 contract(s) at a $150.00 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 $152.6K, with a price of $480.0 per contract. There were 87 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 318 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding TWLO TWLO, we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 281 day(s) on January 19, 2024. Parties traded 300 contract(s) at a $45.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $150.0K, with a price of $500.0 per contract. There were 496 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 300 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AVGO AVGO, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 1 day(s) on April 14, 2023. This event was a transfer of 145 contract(s) at a $627.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 35 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.3K, with a price of $175.0 per contract. There were 108 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 276 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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