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 will search for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges heavily from its normal worth. High amounts of trading activity could push option prices to exaggerated or underestimated 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 PUT SWEEP BEARISH 01/15/27 $180.00 $372.8K 12.2K 1.8K
INTC CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/15/27 $40.00 $442.5K 54.5K 834
MSFT PUT TRADE BULLISH 09/18/26 $450.00 $1.3 million 1.9K 592
SHOP PUT TRADE BULLISH 12/17/27 $120.00 $59.5K 81 209
TSM CALL SWEEP BEARISH 09/18/26 $340.00 $193.2K 1.6K 194
LRCX CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/15/27 $150.00 $280.0K 560 113
ONDS CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/21/28 $3.00 $39.5K 206 100
QBTS PUT TRADE BEARISH 01/15/27 $20.00 $29.5K 1.6K 86
ADBE CALL SWEEP BULLISH 12/18/26 $300.00 $29.7K 80 73
ANET CALL TRADE BULLISH 06/18/26 $180.00 $26.0K 564 58

Explanation

These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.

• For NVDA (NASDAQ:NVDA), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 263 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 118 contract(s) at a $180.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 10 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $372.8K, with a price of $3160.0 per contract. There were 12234 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1888 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For INTC (NASDAQ:INTC), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 263 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 500 contract(s) at a $40.00 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 $442.5K, with a price of $885.0 per contract. There were 54590 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 834 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MSFT (NASDAQ:MSFT), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 144 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 500 contract(s) at a $450.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $1.3 million, with a price of $2625.0 per contract. There were 1930 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 592 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SHOP (NASDAQ:SHOP), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 599 day(s) on December 17, 2027. This event was a transfer of 25 contract(s) at a $120.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $59.5K, with a price of $2380.0 per contract. There were 81 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 209 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding TSM (NYSE:TSM), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 144 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 78 contract(s) at a $340.00 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 $193.2K, with a price of $2475.0 per contract. There were 1642 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 194 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding LRCX (NASDAQ:LRCX), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 263 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 74 contract(s) at a $150.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 8 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $280.0K, with a price of $3781.0 per contract. There were 560 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 113 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ONDS (NASDAQ:ONDS), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 634 day(s) on January 21, 2028. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $3.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $39.5K, with a price of $395.0 per contract. There were 206 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 100 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For QBTS (NYSE:QBTS), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 263 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 41 contract(s) at a $20.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.5K, with a price of $720.0 per contract. There were 1612 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 86 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ADBE (NASDAQ:ADBE), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 235 day(s) on December 18, 2026. Parties traded 4 contract(s) at a $300.00 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 $29.7K, with a price of $7440.0 per contract. There were 80 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 73 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ANET (NYSE:ANET), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 52 day(s) on June 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 25 contract(s) at a $180.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.0K, with a price of $1040.0 per contract. There were 564 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 58 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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