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
NVDA CALL TRADE BULLISH 07/08/26 $200.00 $31.5K 33.9K 605.7K
AAPL CALL SWEEP BULLISH 07/10/26 $315.00 $28.2K 12.2K 21.3K
MU CALL TRADE BEARISH 07/10/26 $950.00 $29.1K 1.5K 11.3K
INTC CALL SWEEP BEARISH 08/21/26 $130.00 $611.6K 7.7K 7.2K
ANET CALL TRADE BEARISH 07/17/26 $200.00 $25.6K 4.7K 4.2K
MSFT CALL TRADE BULLISH 07/17/26 $400.00 $33.6K 24.3K 3.5K
SMCI CALL SWEEP BEARISH 08/21/26 $30.00 $55.0K 9.4K 3.5K
ORCL CALL SWEEP BULLISH 09/18/26 $200.00 $28.4K 14.2K 2.0K
DELL CALL SWEEP BULLISH 07/17/26 $520.00 $50.5K 1.3K 1.9K
CBRS PUT TRADE BULLISH 01/15/27 $250.00 $30.2K 878 1.5K

Explanation

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

• For NVDA (NASDAQ:NVDA), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, is expiring today. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $200.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.5K, with a price of $315.0 per contract. There were 33985 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 605742 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AAPL (NASDAQ:AAPL), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on July 10, 2026. Parties traded 120 contract(s) at a $315.00 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 $28.2K, with a price of $235.0 per contract. There were 12276 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 21375 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MU (NASDAQ:MU), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 2 day(s) on July 10, 2026. This event was a transfer of 9 contract(s) at a $950.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.1K, with a price of $3240.0 per contract. There were 1563 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 11303 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding INTC (NASDAQ:INTC), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 44 day(s) on August 21, 2026. Parties traded 855 contract(s) at a $130.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 20 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $611.6K, with a price of $715.0 per contract. There were 7789 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 7213 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ANET (NYSE:ANET), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 9 day(s) on July 17, 2026. This event was a transfer of 146 contract(s) at a $200.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.6K, with a price of $176.0 per contract. There were 4708 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4229 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MSFT (NASDAQ:MSFT), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 9 day(s) on July 17, 2026. Parties traded 120 contract(s) at a $400.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.6K, with a price of $280.0 per contract. There were 24344 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3533 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SMCI (NASDAQ:SMCI), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 44 day(s) on August 21, 2026. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $30.00 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 $55.0K, with a price of $275.0 per contract. There were 9430 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3528 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ORCL (NYSE:ORCL), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 72 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $200.00 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 $28.4K, with a price of $283.0 per contract. There were 14260 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2076 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For DELL (NYSE:DELL), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 9 day(s) on July 17, 2026. This event was a transfer of 128 contract(s) at a $520.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 35 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $50.5K, with a price of $395.0 per contract. There were 1388 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1983 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CBRS (NASDAQ:CBRS), we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 191 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 3 contract(s) at a $250.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.2K, with a price of $10070.0 per contract. There were 878 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1515 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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