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 | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 11/20/26 | $330.00 | $134.4K | 28.7K | 20.5K |
| MSTR | PUT | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 10/23/26 | $150.00 | $26.7K | 3.5K | 14.1K |
| INTC | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 10/30/26 | $100.00 | $25.8K | 10.2K | 4.9K |
| ORCL | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 10/30/26 | $140.00 | $137.0K | 22.5K | 4.2K |
| NVDA | PUT | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 11/20/26 | $220.00 | $61.7K | 29.3K | 3.0K |
| CIFR | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/19/29 | $15.00 | $38.7K | 18.8K | 2.2K |
| NET | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/15/27 | $400.00 | $2.6 million | 260 | 1.9K |
| IREN | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 11/20/26 | $18.00 | $40.6K | 4.2K | 1.4K |
| TEAM | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/21/28 | $240.00 | $32.7K | 1.3K | 1.2K |
| LRCX | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 10/23/26 | $250.00 | $40.0K | 1.9K | 1.2K |
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAPL | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 11/20/26 | $330.00 | $134.4K | 28.7K | 20.5K |
| MSTR | PUT | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 10/23/26 | $150.00 | $26.7K | 3.5K | 14.1K |
| INTC | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 10/30/26 | $100.00 | $25.8K | 10.2K | 4.9K |
| ORCL | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 10/30/26 | $140.00 | $137.0K | 22.5K | 4.2K |
| NVDA | PUT | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 11/20/26 | $220.00 | $61.7K | 29.3K | 3.0K |
| CIFR | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/19/29 | $15.00 | $38.7K | 18.8K | 2.2K |
| NET | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/15/27 | $400.00 | $2.6 million | 260 | 1.9K |
| IREN | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 11/20/26 | $18.00 | $40.6K | 4.2K | 1.4K |
| TEAM | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/21/28 | $240.00 | $32.7K | 1.3K | 1.2K |
| LRCX | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 10/23/26 | $250.00 | $40.0K | 1.9K | 1.2K |
Explanation
These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.
• Regarding AAPL (NASDAQ:AAPL), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 30 day(s) on November 20, 2026. Parties traded 264 contract(s) at a $330.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 90 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $134.4K, with a price of $508.0 per contract. There were 28782 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 20536 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For MSTR (NASDAQ:MSTR), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 2 day(s) on October 23, 2026. This event was a transfer of 150 contract(s) at a $150.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 11 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.7K, with a price of $178.0 per contract. There were 3503 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 14152 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding INTC (NASDAQ:INTC), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 9 day(s) on October 30, 2026. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $100.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.8K, with a price of $258.0 per contract. There were 10207 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4926 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For ORCL (NYSE:ORCL), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 9 day(s) on October 30, 2026. This event was a transfer of 560 contract(s) at a $140.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 51 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $137.0K, with a price of $246.0 per contract. There were 22546 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4207 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For NVDA (NASDAQ:NVDA), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 30 day(s) on November 20, 2026. This event was a transfer of 70 contract(s) at a $220.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $61.7K, with a price of $882.0 per contract. There were 29395 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3081 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For CIFR (NASDAQ:CIFR), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 821 day(s) on January 19, 2029. This event was a transfer of 106 contract(s) at a $15.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $38.7K, with a price of $366.0 per contract. There were 18826 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2299 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For NET (NYSE:NET), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 86 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 1883 contract(s) at a $400.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $2.6 million, with a price of $1400.0 per contract. There were 260 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1922 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For IREN (NASDAQ:IREN), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 30 day(s) on November 20, 2026. This event was a transfer of 1099 contract(s) at a $18.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 33 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $40.6K, with a price of $37.0 per contract. There were 4205 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1420 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding TEAM (NASDAQ:TEAM), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 457 day(s) on January 21, 2028. Parties traded 5 contract(s) at a $240.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.7K, with a price of $6550.0 per contract. There were 1391 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1284 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding LRCX (NASDAQ:LRCX), we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on October 23, 2026. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $250.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $40.0K, with a price of $400.0 per contract. There were 1971 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1243 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.
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