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
NOK CALL SWEEP BULLISH 09/18/26 $15.00 $240.0K 47.8K 7.2K
AUR CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/15/27 $10.00 $25.5K 50.6K 2.3K
INTC CALL SWEEP BULLISH 06/18/26 $125.00 $170.2K 6.8K 1.6K
MSFT CALL SWEEP BULLISH 07/17/26 $450.00 $32.3K 8.9K 987
WOLF CALL TRADE BULLISH 06/18/26 $50.00 $40.9K 9.6K 933
SHOP CALL SWEEP BULLISH 09/18/26 $160.00 $35.0K 96.1K 478
NVDA CALL TRADE BULLISH 08/21/26 $210.00 $572.7K 13.9K 471
FROG CALL TRADE BULLISH 06/18/26 $50.00 $95.5K 360 352
SNOW CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 08/21/26 $190.00 $34.2K 668 318
ALGM CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 06/18/26 $50.00 $68.0K 367 206

Explanation

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

• Regarding NOK (NYSE:NOK), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 93 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 2000 contract(s) at a $15.00 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 $240.0K, with a price of $120.0 per contract. There were 47856 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 7249 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AUR (NASDAQ:AUR), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 212 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 301 contract(s) at a $10.00 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 $25.5K, with a price of $85.0 per contract. There were 50615 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2386 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For INTC (NASDAQ:INTC), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 1 day(s) on June 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 245 contract(s) at a $125.00 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 $170.2K, with a price of $695.0 per contract. There were 6896 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1606 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MSFT (NASDAQ:MSFT), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 30 day(s) on July 17, 2026. This event was a transfer of 28 contract(s) at a $450.00 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 $32.3K, with a price of $1155.0 per contract. There were 8923 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 987 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding WOLF (NYSE:WOLF), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on June 18, 2026. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $50.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $40.9K, with a price of $410.0 per contract. There were 9616 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 933 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SHOP (NASDAQ:SHOP), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 93 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $160.00 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 $35.0K, with a price of $350.0 per contract. There were 96140 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 478 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For NVDA (NASDAQ:NVDA), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 65 day(s) on August 21, 2026. This event was a transfer of 300 contract(s) at a $210.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $572.7K, with a price of $1909.0 per contract. There were 13971 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 471 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For FROG (NASDAQ:FROG), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 1 day(s) on June 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $50.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $95.5K, with a price of $955.0 per contract. There were 360 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 352 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SNOW (NYSE:SNOW), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 65 day(s) on August 21, 2026. This event was a transfer of 35 contract(s) at a $190.00 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 $34.2K, with a price of $980.0 per contract. There were 668 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 318 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ALGM (NASDAQ:ALGM), we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on June 18, 2026. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $50.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $68.0K, with a price of $340.0 per contract. There were 367 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 206 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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