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:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAPL | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 07/21/23 | $190.00 | $52.2K | 40.3K | 45.1K |
| NVDA | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 07/14/23 | $435.00 | $29.0K | 5.5K | 35.8K |
| AMD | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 07/14/23 | $114.00 | $30.0K | 6.0K | 23.1K |
| MSFT | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 07/28/23 | $330.00 | $53.6K | 3.4K | 1.4K |
| AI | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 04/19/24 | $25.00 | $372.0K | 983 | 800 |
| PLTR | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 11/17/23 | $16.00 | $27.4K | 11.5K | 769 |
| MSTR | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 07/14/23 | $420.00 | $30.0K | 898 | 708 |
| TSM | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 09/15/23 | $110.00 | $63.2K | 5.1K | 549 |
| ORCL | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 07/28/23 | $114.00 | $181.3K | 517 | 466 |
| RIOT | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/17/25 | $15.00 | $37.2K | 7.2K | 437 |
Explanation
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.
• Regarding AAPL AAPL, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 9 day(s) on July 21, 2023. Parties traded 250 contract(s) at a $190.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 12 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $52.2K, with a price of $209.0 per contract. There were 40359 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 45191 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding NVDA NVDA, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on July 14, 2023. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $435.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 11 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.0K, with a price of $580.0 per contract. There were 5542 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 35883 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding AMD AMD, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on July 14, 2023. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $114.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.0K, with a price of $150.0 per contract. There were 6071 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 23150 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding MSFT MSFT, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 16 day(s) on July 28, 2023. Parties traded 36 contract(s) at a $330.00 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 $53.6K, with a price of $1490.0 per contract. There were 3452 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1470 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding AI AI, we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 282 day(s) on April 19, 2024. Parties traded 800 contract(s) at a $25.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $372.0K, with a price of $465.0 per contract. There were 983 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 800 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding PLTR PLTR, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 128 day(s) on November 17, 2023. Parties traded 90 contract(s) at a $16.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.4K, with a price of $305.0 per contract. There were 11508 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 769 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For MSTR MSTR, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 2 day(s) on July 14, 2023. This event was a transfer of 50 contract(s) at a $420.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.0K, with a price of $600.0 per contract. There were 898 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 708 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For TSM TSM, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 65 day(s) on September 15, 2023. This event was a transfer of 204 contract(s) at a $110.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $63.2K, with a price of $310.0 per contract. There were 5122 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 549 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding ORCL ORCL, we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 16 day(s) on July 28, 2023. Parties traded 450 contract(s) at a $114.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $181.3K, with a price of $403.0 per contract. There were 517 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 466 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For RIOT RIOT, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 555 day(s) on January 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 40 contract(s) at a $15.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $37.2K, with a price of $930.0 per contract. There were 7235 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 437 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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