10 Information Technology Stocks Whale Activity 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.

Here's the list of options activity happening in today's session:

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• Regarding NVDA NVDA, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on May 19, 2023. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $282.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.3K, with a price of $507.0 per contract. There were 2646 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 11643 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AMD AMD, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 35 day(s) on June 16, 2023. This event was a transfer of 113 contract(s) at a $100.00 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 $33.5K, with a price of $297.0 per contract. There were 46403 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4034 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding FSLR FSLR, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 35 day(s) on June 16, 2023. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $200.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 16 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $158.0K, with a price of $3160.0 per contract. There were 7605 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3724 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For U U, we notice a put option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 189 day(s) on November 17, 2023. This event was a transfer of 90 contract(s) at a $25.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.1K, with a price of $335.0 per contract. There were 1681 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3671 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding HPE HPE, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on May 19, 2023. Parties traded 1656 contract(s) at a $14.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 33 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.0K, with a price of $15.0 per contract. There were 4015 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1722 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For TWLO TWLO, we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 7 day(s) on May 19, 2023. This event was a transfer of 300 contract(s) at a $45.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.3K, with a price of $91.0 per contract. There were 11979 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1076 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MDB MDB, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 616 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 1000 contract(s) at a $280.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $8.1 million, with a price of $8170.0 per contract. There were 93 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1000 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AAPL AAPL, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 98 day(s) on August 18, 2023. This event was a transfer of 193 contract(s) at a $170.00 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 $207.6K, with a price of $1078.0 per contract. There were 15148 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 891 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For PANW PANW, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 14 day(s) on May 26, 2023. This event was a transfer of 134 contract(s) at a $210.00 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 $41.5K, with a price of $310.0 per contract. There were 428 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 687 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MSFT MSFT, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 98 day(s) on August 18, 2023. Parties traded 38 contract(s) at a $305.00 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 $74.1K, with a price of $1953.0 per contract. There were 4686 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 620 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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