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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAPL | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 09/19/25 | $240.00 | $27.3K | 57.8K | 127.7K |
| NVDA | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 09/19/25 | $175.00 | $25.9K | 69.3K | 42.3K |
| IREN | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 03/20/26 | $20.00 | $30.9K | 29.5K | 15.5K |
| ORCL | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 09/19/25 | $310.00 | $48.1K | 5.4K | 14.5K |
| MSFT | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 09/19/25 | $520.00 | $28.8K | 15.1K | 8.6K |
| BMNR | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 09/19/25 | $55.00 | $30.6K | 11.7K | 8.1K |
| INTC | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 03/20/26 | $27.00 | $275.0K | 9.6K | 5.0K |
| MSTR | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 09/19/25 | $360.00 | $25.3K | 6.6K | 2.8K |
| MU | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 09/26/25 | $180.00 | $50.3K | 2.4K | 2.2K |
| AMD | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 10/17/25 | $170.00 | $93.0K | 14.3K | 2.1K |
Explanation
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.
• Regarding AAPL (NASDAQ:AAPL), we observe a call option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on September 19, 2025. Parties traded 145 contract(s) at a $240.00 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 $27.3K, with a price of $184.0 per contract. There were 57876 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 127732 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding NVDA (NASDAQ:NVDA), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on September 19, 2025. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $175.00 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 $25.9K, with a price of $259.0 per contract. There were 69388 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 42394 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding IREN (NASDAQ:IREN), we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 185 day(s) on March 20, 2026. Parties traded 142 contract(s) at a $20.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.9K, with a price of $218.0 per contract. There were 29545 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 15541 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding ORCL (NYSE:ORCL), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on September 19, 2025. Parties traded 79 contract(s) at a $310.00 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 $48.1K, with a price of $610.0 per contract. There were 5464 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 14557 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For MSFT (NASDAQ:MSFT), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 3 day(s) on September 19, 2025. This event was a transfer of 144 contract(s) at a $520.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 36 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.8K, with a price of $200.0 per contract. There were 15176 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 8684 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding BMNR (AMEX:BMNR), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on September 19, 2025. Parties traded 102 contract(s) at a $55.00 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 $30.6K, with a price of $300.0 per contract. There were 11786 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 8198 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For INTC (NASDAQ:INTC), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 185 day(s) on March 20, 2026. This event was a transfer of 1000 contract(s) at a $27.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $275.0K, with a price of $275.0 per contract. There were 9664 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5031 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding MSTR (NASDAQ:MSTR), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on September 19, 2025. Parties traded 302 contract(s) at a $360.00 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 $25.3K, with a price of $82.0 per contract. There were 6646 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2858 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For MU (NASDAQ:MU), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 10 day(s) on September 26, 2025. This event was a transfer of 183 contract(s) at a $180.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $50.3K, with a price of $275.0 per contract. There were 2448 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2210 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For AMD (NASDAQ:AMD), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 31 day(s) on October 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $170.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 36 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $93.0K, with a price of $465.0 per contract. There were 14356 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2133 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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