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 BEARISH 07/22/26 $207.50 $27.2K 15.5K 210.5K
AAPL PUT SWEEP BULLISH 07/22/26 $325.00 $49.0K 4.8K 35.5K
MSFT CALL SWEEP BEARISH 07/22/26 $400.00 $30.8K 3.1K 21.4K
VSH CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 08/21/26 $35.00 $31.6K 5.0K 2.0K
LRCX CALL SWEEP BULLISH 08/21/26 $400.00 $36.8K 5.5K 1.6K
QCOM CALL SWEEP BULLISH 07/24/26 $175.00 $39.0K 1.0K 1.5K
CRWV CALL SWEEP BULLISH 08/21/26 $100.00 $49.1K 66.4K 1.1K
TSM PUT TRADE BULLISH 07/31/26 $420.00 $52.6K 11.0K 882
NBIS PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 07/24/26 $205.00 $34.2K 249 765
INTC CALL SWEEP BEARISH 08/21/26 $100.00 $59.3K 9.0K 701

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 bearish, expiring in 1 day(s) on July 22, 2026. This event was a transfer of 184 contract(s) at a $207.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 18 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.2K, with a price of $148.0 per contract. There were 15556 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 210580 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AAPL (NASDAQ:AAPL), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on July 22, 2026. Parties traded 367 contract(s) at a $325.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 8 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $49.0K, with a price of $133.0 per contract. There were 4800 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 35589 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MSFT (NASDAQ:MSFT), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on July 22, 2026. Parties traded 105 contract(s) at a $400.00 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 $30.8K, with a price of $294.0 per contract. There were 3110 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 21489 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding VSH (NYSE:VSH), we observe a call option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 31 day(s) on August 21, 2026. Parties traded 42 contract(s) at a $35.00 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 $31.6K, with a price of $752.0 per contract. There were 5032 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2037 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For LRCX (NASDAQ:LRCX), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 31 day(s) on August 21, 2026. This event was a transfer of 28 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 $36.8K, with a price of $1315.0 per contract. There were 5576 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1663 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding QCOM (NASDAQ:QCOM), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on July 24, 2026. Parties traded 93 contract(s) at a $175.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 13 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $39.0K, with a price of $420.0 per contract. There were 1067 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1551 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CRWV (NASDAQ:CRWV), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 31 day(s) on August 21, 2026. This event was a transfer of 120 contract(s) at a $100.00 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 $49.1K, with a price of $410.0 per contract. There were 66460 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1179 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding TSM (NYSE:TSM), we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 10 day(s) on July 31, 2026. Parties traded 38 contract(s) at a $420.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $52.6K, with a price of $1385.0 per contract. There were 11065 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 882 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For NBIS (NASDAQ:NBIS), we notice a put option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 3 day(s) on July 24, 2026. This event was a transfer of 37 contract(s) at a $205.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.2K, with a price of $925.0 per contract. There were 249 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 765 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For INTC (NASDAQ:INTC), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 31 day(s) on August 21, 2026. This event was a transfer of 40 contract(s) at a $100.00 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 $59.3K, with a price of $1475.0 per contract. There were 9093 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 701 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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