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 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 CRWD (NASDAQ:CRWD), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, is expiring today. Parties traded 111 contract(s) at a $300.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 9 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.3K, with a price of $275.0 per contract. There were 1197 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 29697 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For NVDA (NASDAQ:NVDA), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, is expiring today. Parties traded 83 contract(s) at a $121.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.1K, with a price of $315.0 per contract. There were 19475 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 25738 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AAPL (NASDAQ:AAPL), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 7 day(s) on July 26, 2024. This event was a transfer of 212 contract(s) at a $230.00 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 $25.9K, with a price of $123.0 per contract. There were 25299 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 22270 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MARA (NASDAQ:MARA), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 63 day(s) on September 20, 2024. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $30.00 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 $30.0K, with a price of $300.0 per contract. There were 36284 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4008 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For RIOT (NASDAQ:RIOT), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 28 day(s) on August 16, 2024. This event was a transfer of 240 contract(s) at a $12.00 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 $36.9K, with a price of $154.0 per contract. There were 12276 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1383 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AMD (NASDAQ:AMD), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 28 day(s) on August 16, 2024. This event was a transfer of 40 contract(s) at a $145.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.0K, with a price of $625.0 per contract. There were 12563 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1240 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MRVL (NASDAQ:MRVL), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 63 day(s) on September 20, 2024. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $75.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.8K, with a price of $258.0 per contract. There were 11954 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1151 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For TER (NASDAQ:TER), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 119 day(s) on November 15, 2024. This event was a transfer of 81 contract(s) at a $170.00 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 $51.8K, with a price of $640.0 per contract. There were 462 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1055 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding S (NYSE:S), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 63 day(s) on September 20, 2024. Parties traded 285 contract(s) at a $22.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 20 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $59.9K, with a price of $210.0 per contract. There were 866 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 914 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding NET (NYSE:NET), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 28 day(s) on August 16, 2024. Parties traded 29 contract(s) at a $85.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.2K, with a price of $975.0 per contract. There were 904 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 597 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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