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
PLTR CALL SWEEP BEARISH 08/07/26 $160.00 $27.9K 17.0K 100.9K
AAPL CALL SWEEP BULLISH 08/05/26 $312.50 $42.0K 3.5K 76.5K
ORCL CALL TRADE BULLISH 11/20/26 $150.00 $35.9K 5.7K 4.6K
TDC PUT SWEEP BEARISH 08/21/26 $32.50 $48.0K 255 3.2K
NVDA CALL SWEEP BULLISH 08/17/26 $215.00 $27.9K 682 1.7K
SNDK CALL TRADE BEARISH 08/07/26 $1450.00 $33.3K 590 1.4K
TE CALL TRADE BULLISH 08/07/26 $4.50 $30.0K 3.5K 1.0K
MU PUT TRADE BULLISH 08/21/26 $800.00 $27.2K 10.5K 1.0K
CORZ CALL SWEEP BEARISH 09/18/26 $25.00 $58.2K 11.8K 1.0K
DELL CALL SWEEP BEARISH 08/07/26 $510.00 $68.2K 280 863

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• For PLTR (NASDAQ:PLTR), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 3 day(s) on August 7, 2026. This event was a transfer of 51 contract(s) at a $160.00 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 $27.9K, with a price of $545.0 per contract. There were 17042 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 100983 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AAPL (NASDAQ:AAPL), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on August 5, 2026. Parties traded 400 contract(s) at a $312.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 21 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $42.0K, with a price of $105.0 per contract. There were 3596 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 76594 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ORCL (NYSE:ORCL), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 108 day(s) on November 20, 2026. Parties traded 16 contract(s) at a $150.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.9K, with a price of $2245.0 per contract. There were 5719 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4652 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For TDC (NYSE:TDC), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 17 day(s) on August 21, 2026. This event was a transfer of 149 contract(s) at a $32.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $48.0K, with a price of $323.0 per contract. There were 255 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3284 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding NVDA (NASDAQ:NVDA), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 13 day(s) on August 17, 2026. Parties traded 62 contract(s) at a $215.00 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 $27.9K, with a price of $450.0 per contract. There were 682 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1724 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SNDK (NASDAQ:SNDK), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 3 day(s) on August 7, 2026. This event was a transfer of 3 contract(s) at a $1450.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.3K, with a price of $11113.0 per contract. There were 590 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1442 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding TE (NYSE:TE), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on August 7, 2026. Parties traded 300 contract(s) at a $4.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.0K, with a price of $100.0 per contract. There were 3574 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1039 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MU (NASDAQ:MU), we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 17 day(s) on August 21, 2026. Parties traded 8 contract(s) at a $800.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.2K, with a price of $3410.0 per contract. There were 10569 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1032 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CORZ (NASDAQ:CORZ), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 45 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 260 contract(s) at a $25.00 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 $58.2K, with a price of $224.0 per contract. There were 11844 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1007 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For DELL (NYSE:DELL), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 3 day(s) on August 7, 2026. This event was a transfer of 110 contract(s) at a $510.00 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 $68.2K, with a price of $620.0 per contract. There were 280 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 863 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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