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.

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
MU CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/15/27 $700.00 $112.2K 3.8K 2.3K
BMNR CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/15/27 $20.00 $29.7K 27.1K 699
CSCO CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 07/17/26 $95.00 $71.1K 2.2K 449
CRCL CALL TRADE BULLISH 12/15/28 $190.00 $93.1K 4.0K 404
INFY PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 01/21/28 $10.00 $33.6K 236 360
TSM CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 07/17/26 $450.00 $475.2K 1.2K 350
MSFT CALL SWEEP BEARISH 07/17/26 $450.00 $29.6K 6.5K 285
ONDS CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/21/28 $20.00 $33.0K 12.2K 204
CSIQ CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/15/27 $25.00 $33.0K 3.2K 202
SNDK PUT TRADE BEARISH 09/18/26 $550.00 $63.7K 213 127

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• For MU (NASDAQ:MU), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 182 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 16 contract(s) at a $700.00 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 $112.2K, with a price of $7015.0 per contract. There were 3844 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2323 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding BMNR (NYSE:BMNR), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 182 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 45 contract(s) at a $20.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.7K, with a price of $660.0 per contract. There were 27136 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 699 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CSCO (NASDAQ:CSCO), we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, is expiring today. Parties traded 300 contract(s) at a $95.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $71.1K, with a price of $237.0 per contract. There were 2255 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 449 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CRCL (NYSE:CRCL), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 882 day(s) on December 15, 2028. Parties traded 29 contract(s) at a $190.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $93.1K, with a price of $3211.0 per contract. There were 4020 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 404 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For INFY (NYSE:INFY), we notice a put option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 553 day(s) on January 21, 2028. This event was a transfer of 180 contract(s) at a $10.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.6K, with a price of $187.0 per contract. There were 236 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 360 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For TSM (NYSE:TSM), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, is expiring today. Parties traded 330 contract(s) at a $450.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 19 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $475.2K, with a price of $1440.0 per contract. There were 1238 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 350 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MSFT (NASDAQ:MSFT), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, is expiring today. Parties traded 16 contract(s) at a $450.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 10 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.6K, with a price of $1850.0 per contract. There were 6522 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 285 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ONDS (NASDAQ:ONDS), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 553 day(s) on January 21, 2028. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $20.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.0K, with a price of $330.0 per contract. There were 12249 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 204 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CSIQ (NASDAQ:CSIQ), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 182 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $25.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.0K, with a price of $165.0 per contract. There were 3294 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 202 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SNDK (NASDAQ:SNDK), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 63 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 13 contract(s) at a $550.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $63.7K, with a price of $4900.0 per contract. There were 213 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 127 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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