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 | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 07/10/26 | $210.00 | $39.2K | 70.0K | 681.2K |
| MU | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 07/10/26 | $1000.00 | $130.4K | 11.6K | 41.6K |
| MSFT | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 07/10/26 | $385.00 | $142.8K | 1.8K | 13.5K |
| AVGO | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 07/17/26 | $420.00 | $32.3K | 9.9K | 5.6K |
| CLSK | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 07/17/26 | $13.50 | $228.7K | 1.2K | 5.4K |
| NOK | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 07/17/26 | $12.50 | $50.1K | 3.0K | 5.0K |
| INTC | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 09/18/26 | $155.00 | $25.1K | 962 | 4.7K |
| CRCL | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 07/31/26 | $70.00 | $241.1K | 4.1K | 4.2K |
| ORCL | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 08/21/26 | $150.00 | $30.7K | 4.6K | 3.1K |
| AMD | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 07/10/26 | $530.00 | $1.7 million | 7.0K | 2.3K |
Explanation
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.
• For NVDA (NASDAQ:NVDA), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, is expiring today. Parties traded 487 contract(s) at a $210.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 45 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $39.2K, with a price of $83.0 per contract. There were 70060 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 681293 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For MU (NASDAQ:MU), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, is expiring today. Parties traded 302 contract(s) at a $1000.00 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 $130.4K, with a price of $426.0 per contract. There were 11610 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 41679 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For MSFT (NASDAQ:MSFT), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, is expiring today. Parties traded 1151 contract(s) at a $385.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 48 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $142.8K, with a price of $124.0 per contract. There were 1832 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 13543 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding AVGO (NASDAQ:AVGO), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on July 17, 2026. Parties traded 76 contract(s) at a $420.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.3K, with a price of $425.0 per contract. There were 9944 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5647 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For CLSK (NASDAQ:CLSK), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 7 day(s) on July 17, 2026. This event was a transfer of 5141 contract(s) at a $13.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 95 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $228.7K, with a price of $46.0 per contract. There were 1226 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5406 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For NOK (NYSE:NOK), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 7 day(s) on July 17, 2026. This event was a transfer of 933 contract(s) at a $12.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 71 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $50.1K, with a price of $56.0 per contract. There were 3000 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5097 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding INTC (NASDAQ:INTC), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 70 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 44 contract(s) at a $155.00 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 $25.1K, with a price of $570.0 per contract. There were 962 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4716 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding CRCL (NYSE:CRCL), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 21 day(s) on July 31, 2026. Parties traded 581 contract(s) at a $70.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 41 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $241.1K, with a price of $410.0 per contract. There were 4155 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4200 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding ORCL (NYSE:ORCL), we observe a call option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 42 day(s) on August 21, 2026. Parties traded 37 contract(s) at a $150.00 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 $30.7K, with a price of $830.0 per contract. There were 4613 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3190 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For AMD (NASDAQ:AMD), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, is expiring today. Parties traded 600 contract(s) at a $530.00 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 $1.7 million, with a price of $2891.0 per contract. There were 7043 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2355 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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