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.

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.

• Regarding AMD AMD, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on December 15, 2023. Parties traded 150 contract(s) at a $130.00 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 $29.8K, with a price of $199.0 per contract. There were 32413 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 40613 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MSFT MSFT, we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 7 day(s) on December 15, 2023. This event was a transfer of 68 contract(s) at a $370.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $39.7K, with a price of $584.0 per contract. There were 13885 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 7366 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding APLD APLD, we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 42 day(s) on January 19, 2024. Parties traded 2792 contract(s) at a $5.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $139.6K, with a price of $50.0 per contract. There were 2603 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5795 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding PLTR PLTR, we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on December 15, 2023. Parties traded 2000 contract(s) at a $19.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.0K, with a price of $13.0 per contract. There were 18471 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5111 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MU MU, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 98 day(s) on March 15, 2024. Parties traded 54 contract(s) at a $75.00 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 $28.8K, with a price of $534.0 per contract. There were 5047 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3214 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding FSLR FSLR, we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 406 day(s) on January 17, 2025. Parties traded 243 contract(s) at a $160.00 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 $812.8K, with a price of $3345.0 per contract. There were 12424 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2117 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AAPL AAPL, we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 42 day(s) on January 19, 2024. Parties traded 144 contract(s) at a $195.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 14 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $51.1K, with a price of $355.0 per contract. There were 23653 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1940 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MARA MARA, we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 42 day(s) on January 19, 2024. Parties traded 260 contract(s) at a $19.00 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 $39.9K, with a price of $154.0 per contract. There were 4594 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1373 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding HPQ HPQ, we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 42 day(s) on January 19, 2024. Parties traded 701 contract(s) at a $30.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 21 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.0K, with a price of $50.0 per contract. There were 7607 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 756 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For TWLO TWLO, we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 7 day(s) on December 15, 2023. This event was a transfer of 185 contract(s) at a $70.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 28 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.2K, with a price of $142.0 per contract. There were 3517 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 477 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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