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.

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
NVDA CALL SWEEP BULLISH 07/08/26 $200.00 $181.9K 25.4K 133.4K
MSFT CALL TRADE BULLISH 07/08/26 $395.00 $30.3K 1.1K 33.4K
MU CALL SWEEP BULLISH 07/10/26 $930.00 $1.4 million 238 4.8K
MRVL CALL SWEEP BULLISH 07/17/26 $180.00 $53.8K 12.8K 3.0K
INTC PUT TRADE BULLISH 07/17/26 $95.00 $45.0K 9.8K 2.8K
BTDR CALL TRADE BEARISH 09/18/26 $15.00 $44.4K 18.1K 2.3K
SNDK CALL TRADE BULLISH 07/10/26 $1600.00 $38.8K 309 2.0K
AVGO CALL TRADE BEARISH 07/10/26 $375.00 $65.0K 1.2K 1.4K
PLTR PUT SWEEP BEARISH 07/17/26 $135.00 $55.7K 9.7K 1.1K
DELL CALL SWEEP BEARISH 07/17/26 $450.00 $64.3K 2.9K 858

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• Regarding NVDA (NASDAQ:NVDA), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on July 8, 2026. Parties traded 2266 contract(s) at a $200.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 9 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $181.9K, with a price of $80.0 per contract. There were 25458 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 133488 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MSFT (NASDAQ:MSFT), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on July 8, 2026. Parties traded 122 contract(s) at a $395.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.3K, with a price of $249.0 per contract. There were 1155 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 33428 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MU (NASDAQ:MU), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on July 10, 2026. Parties traded 342 contract(s) at a $930.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 37 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $1.4 million, with a price of $4345.0 per contract. There were 238 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4856 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MRVL (NASDAQ:MRVL), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 10 day(s) on July 17, 2026. This event was a transfer of 10 contract(s) at a $180.00 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 $53.8K, with a price of $5380.0 per contract. There were 12851 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3087 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding INTC (NASDAQ:INTC), we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 10 day(s) on July 17, 2026. Parties traded 300 contract(s) at a $95.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $45.0K, with a price of $150.0 per contract. There were 9853 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2852 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For BTDR (NASDAQ:BTDR), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 73 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $15.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $44.4K, with a price of $222.0 per contract. There were 18117 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2366 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SNDK (NASDAQ:SNDK), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on July 10, 2026. Parties traded 4 contract(s) at a $1600.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $38.8K, with a price of $9710.0 per contract. There were 309 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2054 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AVGO (NASDAQ:AVGO), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on July 10, 2026. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $375.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $65.0K, with a price of $650.0 per contract. There were 1292 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1409 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding PLTR (NASDAQ:PLTR), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 10 day(s) on July 17, 2026. Parties traded 153 contract(s) at a $135.00 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 $55.7K, with a price of $360.0 per contract. There were 9735 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1109 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For DELL (NYSE:DELL), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 10 day(s) on July 17, 2026. This event was a transfer of 45 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 $64.3K, with a price of $1430.0 per contract. There were 2954 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 858 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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