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
AMD CALL SWEEP BEARISH 03/06/26 $200.00 $166.0K 7.0K 40.9K
CRCL CALL TRADE BEARISH 03/13/26 $110.00 $25.9K 2.3K 3.1K
INTC PUT TRADE BULLISH 06/18/26 $37.00 $494.0K 11.9K 2.0K
AAPL CALL SWEEP BULLISH 04/17/26 $290.00 $30.2K 17.9K 1.8K
SNDK PUT SWEEP BEARISH 03/06/26 $560.00 $60.0K 1.1K 1.7K
WULF CALL TRADE BEARISH 12/18/26 $25.00 $103.5K 11.2K 1.5K
GILT CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 03/20/26 $12.50 $37.1K 5.3K 1.3K
NOVT PUT SWEEP NEUTRAL 11/20/26 $105.00 $55.3K 378 1.0K
AVGO CALL TRADE BULLISH 03/20/26 $385.00 $27.7K 244 1.0K
GDYN CALL SWEEP BEARISH 06/18/26 $5.00 $40.0K 2.5K 950

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• For AMD (NASDAQ:AMD), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, is expiring today. Parties traded 3836 contract(s) at a $200.00 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 $166.0K, with a price of $43.0 per contract. There were 7040 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 40970 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CRCL (NYSE:CRCL), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on March 13, 2026. Parties traded 123 contract(s) at a $110.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.9K, with a price of $211.0 per contract. There were 2322 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3177 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding INTC (NASDAQ:INTC), we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 104 day(s) on June 18, 2026. Parties traded 2000 contract(s) at a $37.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $494.0K, with a price of $247.0 per contract. There were 11978 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2003 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AAPL (NASDAQ:AAPL), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 42 day(s) on April 17, 2026. This event was a transfer of 364 contract(s) at a $290.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 46 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.2K, with a price of $83.0 per contract. There were 17944 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1837 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SNDK (NASDAQ:SNDK), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, is expiring today. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $560.00 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 $60.0K, with a price of $600.0 per contract. There were 1127 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1719 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding WULF (NASDAQ:WULF), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 287 day(s) on December 18, 2026. Parties traded 500 contract(s) at a $25.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $103.5K, with a price of $207.0 per contract. There were 11246 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1523 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For GILT (NASDAQ:GILT), we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 14 day(s) on March 20, 2026. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $12.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $37.1K, with a price of $371.0 per contract. There were 5368 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1302 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding NOVT (NASDAQ:NOVT), we observe a put option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 259 day(s) on November 20, 2026. Parties traded 47 contract(s) at a $105.00 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 $55.3K, with a price of $1179.0 per contract. There were 378 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1091 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AVGO (NASDAQ:AVGO), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 14 day(s) on March 20, 2026. Parties traded 204 contract(s) at a $385.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.7K, with a price of $136.0 per contract. There were 244 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1074 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For GDYN (NASDAQ:GDYN), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 104 day(s) on June 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $5.00 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 $40.0K, with a price of $200.0 per contract. There were 2505 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 950 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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