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
MSFT CALL SWEEP BULLISH 07/20/26 $400.00 $50.2K 2.7K 106.6K
NVDA PUT SWEEP BULLISH 08/21/26 $185.00 $38.7K 27.9K 8.6K
IONQ CALL SWEEP BEARISH 06/17/27 $75.00 $151.3K 87 4.1K
WULF CALL SWEEP BULLISH 11/20/26 $20.00 $76.2K 2.1K 3.6K
VNET CALL TRADE BULLISH 08/21/26 $9.00 $105.0K 815 3.5K
SNDK PUT SWEEP BEARISH 08/21/26 $700.00 $72.0K 3.7K 2.3K
ORCL CALL TRADE BEARISH 09/18/26 $125.00 $69.7K 834 1.6K
NBIS CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 09/18/26 $250.00 $150.2K 1.6K 912
TSM CALL TRADE BEARISH 12/18/26 $450.00 $54.3K 2.0K 571
CRCL CALL TRADE BEARISH 09/18/26 $80.00 $27.5K 4.7K 535

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• For MSFT (NASDAQ:MSFT), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, is expiring today. Parties traded 201 contract(s) at a $400.00 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 $50.2K, with a price of $250.0 per contract. There were 2742 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 106642 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For NVDA (NASDAQ:NVDA), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 32 day(s) on August 21, 2026. This event was a transfer of 127 contract(s) at a $185.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 15 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $38.7K, with a price of $305.0 per contract. There were 27997 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 8605 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For IONQ (NYSE:IONQ), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 332 day(s) on June 17, 2027. This event was a transfer of 280 contract(s) at a $75.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 12 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $151.3K, with a price of $540.0 per contract. There were 87 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4142 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding WULF (NASDAQ:WULF), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 123 day(s) on November 20, 2026. Parties traded 179 contract(s) at a $20.00 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 $76.2K, with a price of $427.0 per contract. There were 2197 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3662 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding VNET (NASDAQ:VNET), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 32 day(s) on August 21, 2026. Parties traded 3000 contract(s) at a $9.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $105.0K, with a price of $35.0 per contract. There were 815 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3510 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SNDK (NASDAQ:SNDK), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 32 day(s) on August 21, 2026. Parties traded 24 contract(s) at a $700.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $72.0K, with a price of $3000.0 per contract. There were 3720 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2372 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ORCL (NYSE:ORCL), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 60 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $125.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $69.7K, with a price of $1395.0 per contract. There were 834 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1643 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For NBIS (NASDAQ:NBIS), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 60 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 60 contract(s) at a $250.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 14 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $150.2K, with a price of $2506.0 per contract. There were 1645 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 912 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding TSM (NYSE:TSM), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 151 day(s) on December 18, 2026. Parties traded 15 contract(s) at a $450.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $54.3K, with a price of $3625.0 per contract. There were 2093 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 571 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CRCL (NYSE:CRCL), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 60 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 50 contract(s) at a $80.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.5K, with a price of $551.0 per contract. There were 4789 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 535 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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