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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.
Below are some instances of options activity happening in the Information Technology sector:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVDA | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 07/25/25 | $170.00 | $454.6K | 60.2K | 198.5K |
| PLTR | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 07/25/25 | $152.50 | $28.5K | 11.4K | 22.9K |
| MSTR | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 07/25/25 | $410.00 | $74.2K | 4.4K | 5.4K |
| MARA | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/19/25 | $25.00 | $29.3K | 22.5K | 5.1K |
| TXN | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 07/25/25 | $212.50 | $49.9K | 2.7K | 2.8K |
| IBM | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 07/25/25 | $260.00 | $33.7K | 985 | 2.7K |
| XRX | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/15/27 | $5.00 | $250.0K | 26.3K | 2.0K |
| SMCI | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 08/15/25 | $55.00 | $25.3K | 17.0K | 1.2K |
| HPE | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 09/19/25 | $23.00 | $31.1K | 3.6K | 1.2K |
| CLSK | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 01/16/26 | $15.00 | $57.0K | 28.3K | 1.1K |
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.
• For NVDA (NASDAQ:NVDA), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 31 day(s) on July 25, 2025. This event was a transfer of 1807 contract(s) at a $170.00 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 $454.6K, with a price of $250.0 per contract. There were 60252 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 198509 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding PLTR (NASDAQ:PLTR), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 31 day(s) on July 25, 2025. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $152.50 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 $28.5K, with a price of $285.0 per contract. There were 11425 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 22917 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For MSTR (NASDAQ:MSTR), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 31 day(s) on July 25, 2025. This event was a transfer of 99 contract(s) at a $410.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $74.2K, with a price of $750.0 per contract. There were 4404 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5442 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding MARA (NASDAQ:MARA), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 25 day(s) on September 19, 2025. Parties traded 528 contract(s) at a $25.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 10 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.3K, with a price of $55.0 per contract. There were 22512 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5187 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For TXN (NASDAQ:TXN), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 31 day(s) on July 25, 2025. This event was a transfer of 19 contract(s) at a $212.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $49.9K, with a price of $2627.0 per contract. There were 2787 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2828 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding IBM (NYSE:IBM), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 31 day(s) on July 25, 2025. Parties traded 250 contract(s) at a $260.00 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 $33.7K, with a price of $135.0 per contract. There were 985 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2720 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding XRX (NASDAQ:XRX), we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 508 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 2000 contract(s) at a $5.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $250.0K, with a price of $125.0 per contract. There were 26338 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2006 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding SMCI (NASDAQ:SMCI), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 10 day(s) on August 15, 2025. Parties traded 88 contract(s) at a $55.00 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 $25.3K, with a price of $288.0 per contract. There were 17073 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1282 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For HPE (NYSE:HPE), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 25 day(s) on September 19, 2025. This event was a transfer of 647 contract(s) at a $23.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 35 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.1K, with a price of $48.0 per contract. There were 3649 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1278 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For CLSK (NASDAQ:CLSK), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 144 day(s) on January 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 300 contract(s) at a $15.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $57.0K, with a price of $190.0 per contract. There were 28342 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1170 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.
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