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
MU CALL SWEEP BULLISH 07/13/26 $940.00 $52.3K 561 15.3K
AAPL PUT SWEEP BULLISH 07/15/26 $310.00 $38.4K 4.3K 11.1K
AMD PUT SWEEP BULLISH 07/13/26 $535.00 $39.0K 174 7.3K
ORCL PUT SWEEP BEARISH 08/21/26 $135.00 $110.5K 6.6K 4.5K
CRWV CALL TRADE BEARISH 07/17/26 $91.00 $39.1K 247 2.3K
SNDK CALL SWEEP BEARISH 07/17/26 $1800.00 $77.0K 947 2.3K
WULF CALL SWEEP BEARISH 08/21/26 $25.00 $27.6K 14.3K 1.8K
SHOP PUT SWEEP BEARISH 08/14/26 $127.00 $42.5K 14 971
MSFT CALL SWEEP BULLISH 07/17/26 $380.00 $145.0K 18.6K 971
BB CALL SWEEP BULLISH 08/21/26 $12.00 $25.4K 6.0K 878

Explanation

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

• For MU (NASDAQ:MU), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, is expiring today. Parties traded 257 contract(s) at a $940.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 39 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $52.3K, with a price of $226.0 per contract. There were 561 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 15376 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AAPL (NASDAQ:AAPL), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 2 day(s) on July 15, 2026. This event was a transfer of 659 contract(s) at a $310.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 123 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $38.4K, with a price of $59.0 per contract. There were 4381 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 11162 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AMD (NASDAQ:AMD), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, is expiring today. Parties traded 374 contract(s) at a $535.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 135 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $39.0K, with a price of $102.0 per contract. There were 174 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 7342 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ORCL (NYSE:ORCL), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 39 day(s) on August 21, 2026. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $135.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 21 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $110.5K, with a price of $1105.0 per contract. There were 6621 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4559 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CRWV (NASDAQ:CRWV), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 4 day(s) on July 17, 2026. This event was a transfer of 380 contract(s) at a $91.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $39.1K, with a price of $103.0 per contract. There were 247 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2368 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SNDK (NASDAQ:SNDK), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on July 17, 2026. Parties traded 14 contract(s) at a $1800.00 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 $77.0K, with a price of $5500.0 per contract. There were 947 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2331 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For WULF (NASDAQ:WULF), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 39 day(s) on August 21, 2026. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $25.00 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 $27.6K, with a price of $138.0 per contract. There were 14367 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1852 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SHOP (NASDAQ:SHOP), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 32 day(s) on August 14, 2026. Parties traded 38 contract(s) at a $127.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 13 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $42.5K, with a price of $1120.0 per contract. There were 14 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 971 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MSFT (NASDAQ:MSFT), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on July 17, 2026. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $380.00 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 $145.0K, with a price of $1450.0 per contract. There were 18670 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 971 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding BB (NYSE:BB), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 39 day(s) on August 21, 2026. Parties traded 326 contract(s) at a $12.00 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 $25.4K, with a price of $78.0 per contract. There were 6084 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 878 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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