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10 Information Technology Stocks Whale Activity In Today's Session

Author: Benzinga Insights | July 18, 2024 01:35pm

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
NVDA CALL SWEEP BULLISH 07/19/24 $120.00 $116.6K 113.8K 193.6K
AMD CALL SWEEP BEARISH 07/19/24 $157.50 $37.7K 2.1K 25.6K
AAPL CALL SWEEP BEARISH 07/26/24 $225.00 $35.2K 4.5K 8.0K
MSFT CALL TRADE BEARISH 07/26/24 $440.00 $40.5K 1.4K 5.2K
INTC CALL SWEEP BULLISH 08/16/24 $35.00 $41.0K 30.4K 2.7K
SMCI PUT TRADE BEARISH 07/19/24 $790.00 $47.4K 1.3K 2.2K
ALAB PUT SWEEP BEARISH 07/18/25 $40.00 $32.0K 2.7K 1.6K
DELL PUT SWEEP BULLISH 10/18/24 $125.00 $25.7K 2.1K 336
SNOW CALL SWEEP BEARISH 07/19/24 $133.00 $28.0K 425 333
ASML CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 08/16/24 $950.00 $27.7K 170 257

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• For NVDA (NASDAQ:NVDA), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 1 day(s) on July 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 507 contract(s) at a $120.00 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 $116.6K, with a price of $230.0 per contract. There were 113801 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 193628 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AMD (NASDAQ:AMD), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on July 19, 2024. Parties traded 243 contract(s) at a $157.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 42 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $37.7K, with a price of $155.0 per contract. There were 2152 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 25680 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AAPL (NASDAQ:AAPL), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 8 day(s) on July 26, 2024. This event was a transfer of 99 contract(s) at a $225.00 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 $35.2K, with a price of $357.0 per contract. There were 4568 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 8097 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MSFT (NASDAQ:MSFT), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 8 day(s) on July 26, 2024. Parties traded 75 contract(s) at a $440.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $40.5K, with a price of $540.0 per contract. There were 1489 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5272 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding INTC (NASDAQ:INTC), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 29 day(s) on August 16, 2024. Parties traded 180 contract(s) at a $35.00 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 $41.0K, with a price of $228.0 per contract. There were 30414 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2712 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SMCI (NASDAQ:SMCI), we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on July 19, 2024. Parties traded 30 contract(s) at a $790.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $47.4K, with a price of $1580.0 per contract. There were 1371 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2255 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ALAB (NASDAQ:ALAB), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 365 day(s) on July 18, 2025. This event was a transfer of 50 contract(s) at a $40.00 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 $32.0K, with a price of $640.0 per contract. There were 2759 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1698 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For DELL (NYSE:DELL), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 92 day(s) on October 18, 2024. This event was a transfer of 20 contract(s) at a $125.00 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 $25.7K, with a price of $1285.0 per contract. There were 2122 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 336 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SNOW (NYSE:SNOW), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on July 19, 2024. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $133.00 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 $28.0K, with a price of $140.0 per contract. There were 425 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 333 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ASML (NASDAQ:ASML), we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 29 day(s) on August 16, 2024. This event was a transfer of 10 contract(s) at a $950.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.7K, with a price of $2778.0 per contract. There were 170 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 257 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 about unusual options activity.

This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

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