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
CIFR CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/15/27 $7.00 $39.5K 11.5K 441
AAPL CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/15/27 $165.00 $200.2K 282 249
MU CALL TRADE BEARISH 04/17/26 $130.00 $27.7K 133 147
AMD CALL TRADE BEARISH 04/17/26 $170.00 $64.6K 277 106
DELL CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 12/18/26 $100.00 $36.0K 647 49
ORCL PUT SWEEP BEARISH 09/18/26 $240.00 $43.1K 77 16
MARA CALL TRADE BULLISH 06/17/27 $27.00 $26.8K 162 11
ASML CALL TRADE BULLISH 09/18/26 $600.00 $39.6K 10 4
FSLR CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/15/27 $210.00 $40.9K 222 0

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• For CIFR (NASDAQ:CIFR), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 308 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $7.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 11 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $39.5K, with a price of $396.0 per contract. There were 11524 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 441 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AAPL (NASDAQ:AAPL), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 308 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 25 contract(s) at a $165.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $200.2K, with a price of $8010.0 per contract. There were 282 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 249 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MU (NASDAQ:MU), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 35 day(s) on April 17, 2026. This event was a transfer of 20 contract(s) at a $130.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.7K, with a price of $1385.0 per contract. There were 133 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 147 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AMD (NASDAQ:AMD), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 35 day(s) on April 17, 2026. This event was a transfer of 30 contract(s) at a $170.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $64.6K, with a price of $2155.0 per contract. There were 277 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 106 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding DELL (NYSE:DELL), we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 280 day(s) on December 18, 2026. Parties traded 10 contract(s) at a $100.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $36.0K, with a price of $3603.0 per contract. There were 647 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 49 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ORCL (NYSE:ORCL), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 189 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 10 contract(s) at a $240.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $43.1K, with a price of $4315.0 per contract. There were 77 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 16 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MARA (NASDAQ:MARA), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 461 day(s) on June 17, 2027. This event was a transfer of 79 contract(s) at a $27.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.8K, with a price of $340.0 per contract. There were 162 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 11 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ASML (NASDAQ:ASML), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 189 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 2 contract(s) at a $600.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $39.6K, with a price of $19800.0 per contract. There were 10 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding FSLR (NASDAQ:FSLR), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 308 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 10 contract(s) at a $210.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $40.9K, with a price of $4090.0 per contract. There were 222 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 0 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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