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 PUT SWEEP BEARISH 07/29/26 $770.00 $44.0K 838 12.3K
NBIS PUT SWEEP BULLISH 07/31/26 $150.00 $35.3K 7.2K 3.9K
NVDA CALL SWEEP BEARISH 09/18/26 $200.00 $138.5K 45.1K 3.8K
AAPL CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 09/18/26 $360.00 $29.0K 11.5K 3.7K
AVGO CALL TRADE BULLISH 07/29/26 $375.00 $30.1K 169 3.3K
MSTR PUT SWEEP NEUTRAL 07/31/26 $93.00 $90.0K 1.3K 2.5K
MSFT CALL TRADE BULLISH 08/03/26 $400.00 $29.7K 1.6K 2.4K
NOW CALL TRADE BEARISH 08/07/26 $115.00 $27.3K 2.4K 2.1K
PLTR PUT SWEEP BEARISH 08/21/26 $125.00 $377.3K 13.6K 1.8K
CORZ PUT SWEEP BEARISH 07/31/26 $19.00 $45.1K 7.4K 1.4K

Explanation

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

• For MU (NASDAQ:MU), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, is expiring today. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $770.00 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 $44.0K, with a price of $880.0 per contract. There were 838 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 12330 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding NBIS (NASDAQ:NBIS), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on July 31, 2026. Parties traded 62 contract(s) at a $150.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.3K, with a price of $570.0 per contract. There were 7284 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3988 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding NVDA (NASDAQ:NVDA), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 51 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 145 contract(s) at a $200.00 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 $138.5K, with a price of $955.0 per contract. There were 45107 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3814 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AAPL (NASDAQ:AAPL), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 51 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 37 contract(s) at a $360.00 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 $29.0K, with a price of $783.0 per contract. There were 11529 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3788 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AVGO (NASDAQ:AVGO), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, is expiring today. Parties traded 85 contract(s) at a $375.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.1K, with a price of $355.0 per contract. There were 169 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3306 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MSTR (NASDAQ:MSTR), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 2 day(s) on July 31, 2026. This event was a transfer of 450 contract(s) at a $93.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $90.0K, with a price of $200.0 per contract. There were 1319 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2570 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MSFT (NASDAQ:MSFT), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 5 day(s) on August 3, 2026. This event was a transfer of 25 contract(s) at a $400.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.7K, with a price of $1190.0 per contract. There were 1672 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2445 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding NOW (NYSE:NOW), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 9 day(s) on August 7, 2026. Parties traded 52 contract(s) at a $115.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.3K, with a price of $525.0 per contract. There were 2409 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2104 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For PLTR (NASDAQ:PLTR), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 23 day(s) on August 21, 2026. This event was a transfer of 418 contract(s) at a $125.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 17 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $377.3K, with a price of $903.0 per contract. There were 13661 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1860 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CORZ (NASDAQ:CORZ), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 2 day(s) on July 31, 2026. This event was a transfer of 695 contract(s) at a $19.00 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 $45.1K, with a price of $65.0 per contract. There were 7447 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1460 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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