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.

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

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 bullish, expiring in 2 day(s) on October 6, 2023. This event was a transfer of 500 contract(s) at a $175.00 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 $26.0K, with a price of $52.0 per contract. There were 27924 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 60741 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 October 6, 2023. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $440.00 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 $41.3K, with a price of $413.0 per contract. There were 9894 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 35214 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AMD AMD, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on October 6, 2023. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $102.00 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 $29.2K, with a price of $146.0 per contract. There were 4516 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 16162 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MSFT MSFT, we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 16 day(s) on October 20, 2023. Parties traded 197 contract(s) at a $330.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $45.3K, with a price of $230.0 per contract. There were 9878 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2025 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding QCOM QCOM, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 471 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 128 contract(s) at a $95.00 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 $115.4K, with a price of $900.0 per contract. There were 5326 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1928 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SMCI SMCI, we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on October 6, 2023. Parties traded 40 contract(s) at a $275.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.2K, with a price of $681.0 per contract. There were 367 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1383 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding EBIX EBIX, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on October 6, 2023. Parties traded 400 contract(s) at a $9.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 12 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $120.0K, with a price of $300.0 per contract. There were 1831 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 920 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding INTC INTC, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 261 day(s) on June 21, 2024. Parties traded 117 contract(s) at a $35.00 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 $63.7K, with a price of $545.0 per contract. There were 8144 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 518 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding PLTR PLTR, we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 261 day(s) on June 21, 2024. Parties traded 330 contract(s) at a $15.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $90.4K, with a price of $274.0 per contract. There were 8339 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 350 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding U U, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 261 day(s) on June 21, 2024. Parties traded 150 contract(s) at a $40.00 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 $46.5K, with a price of $310.0 per contract. There were 451 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 340 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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