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10 Information Technology Stocks Whale Activity In Today's Session

Author: Benzinga Insights | February 01, 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 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:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
NVDA CALL TRADE BEARISH 02/02/24 $620.00 $28.7K 7.5K 32.2K
SMCI CALL SWEEP BULLISH 02/02/24 $600.00 $36.0K 7.7K 14.3K
INTC CALL SWEEP BULLISH 02/23/24 $45.00 $30.6K 2.5K 2.7K
CSCO CALL SWEEP BEARISH 04/19/24 $52.50 $69.1K 8.9K 1.9K
WOLF CALL SWEEP BULLISH 06/21/24 $40.00 $121.0K 1.6K 1.0K
MARA CALL SWEEP BULLISH 04/19/24 $30.00 $27.0K 8.4K 617
MSFT CALL TRADE BEARISH 04/19/24 $405.00 $31.0K 2.3K 463
STX PUT TRADE BEARISH 02/09/24 $85.00 $36.5K 821 430
AMD PUT SWEEP BULLISH 03/15/24 $165.00 $33.5K 5.1K 383
ENTG CALL SWEEP BULLISH 02/16/24 $120.00 $35.6K 128 189

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• Regarding NVDA (NASDAQ:NVDA), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on February 2, 2024. Parties traded 36 contract(s) at a $620.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.7K, with a price of $798.0 per contract. There were 7563 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 32235 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SMCI (NASDAQ:SMCI), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on February 2, 2024. Parties traded 150 contract(s) at a $600.00 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 $36.0K, with a price of $240.0 per contract. There were 7788 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 14308 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding INTC (NASDAQ:INTC), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 22 day(s) on February 23, 2024. Parties traded 414 contract(s) at a $45.00 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 $30.6K, with a price of $74.0 per contract. There were 2576 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2766 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CSCO (NASDAQ:CSCO), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 78 day(s) on April 19, 2024. Parties traded 678 contract(s) at a $52.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 30 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $69.1K, with a price of $102.0 per contract. There were 8902 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1934 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For WOLF (NYSE:WOLF), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 141 day(s) on June 21, 2024. This event was a transfer of 494 contract(s) at a $40.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 17 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $121.0K, with a price of $245.0 per contract. There were 1634 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1007 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MARA (NASDAQ:MARA), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 78 day(s) on April 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 170 contract(s) at a $30.00 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 $27.0K, with a price of $159.0 per contract. There were 8442 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 617 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MSFT (NASDAQ:MSFT), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 78 day(s) on April 19, 2024. Parties traded 19 contract(s) at a $405.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.0K, with a price of $1633.0 per contract. There were 2336 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 463 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding STX (NASDAQ:STX), we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 8 day(s) on February 9, 2024. Parties traded 430 contract(s) at a $85.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $36.5K, with a price of $85.0 per contract. There were 821 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 430 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AMD (NASDAQ:AMD), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 43 day(s) on March 15, 2024. This event was a transfer of 45 contract(s) at a $165.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 8 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.5K, with a price of $745.0 per contract. There were 5104 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 383 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ENTG (NASDAQ:ENTG), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 15 day(s) on February 16, 2024. Parties traded 89 contract(s) at a $120.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 22 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.6K, with a price of $400.0 per contract. There were 128 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 189 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.

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

Posted In: AMD CSCO ENTG INTC MARA MSFT NVDA SMCI STX WOLF

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