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 PUT SWEEP BEARISH 01/15/27 $170.00 $84.9K 36.3K 2.4K
SNDK PUT SWEEP BEARISH 08/07/26 $1285.00 $34.6K 142 1.3K
LITE CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 08/07/26 $940.00 $127.1K 34 1.0K
AAOI PUT SWEEP BEARISH 08/07/26 $131.00 $114.4K 63 1.0K
CRM CALL SWEEP BULLISH 09/18/26 $220.00 $45.1K 5.0K 587
AMAT CALL SWEEP BEARISH 09/18/26 $630.00 $125.3K 1.0K 557
POET CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/21/28 $17.00 $68.5K 34.5K 412
HPE CALL TRADE BEARISH 08/21/26 $48.00 $29.3K 3.7K 406
NBIS PUT SWEEP NEUTRAL 08/21/26 $195.00 $91.7K 530 368
TEAM CALL TRADE BULLISH 08/07/26 $130.00 $44.4K 528 338

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• For NVDA (NASDAQ:NVDA), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 162 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 149 contract(s) at a $170.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $84.9K, with a price of $570.0 per contract. There were 36394 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2477 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SNDK (NASDAQ:SNDK), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on August 7, 2026. Parties traded 10 contract(s) at a $1285.00 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 $34.6K, with a price of $3460.0 per contract. There were 142 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1392 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding LITE (NASDAQ:LITE), we observe a call option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on August 7, 2026. Parties traded 410 contract(s) at a $940.00 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 $127.1K, with a price of $310.0 per contract. There were 34 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1019 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AAOI (NASDAQ:AAOI), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on August 7, 2026. Parties traded 109 contract(s) at a $131.00 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 $114.4K, with a price of $1050.0 per contract. There were 63 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1008 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CRM (NYSE:CRM), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 43 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 139 contract(s) at a $220.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 27 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $45.1K, with a price of $325.0 per contract. There were 5047 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 587 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AMAT (NASDAQ:AMAT), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 43 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 50 contract(s) at a $630.00 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 $125.3K, with a price of $2505.0 per contract. There were 1035 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 557 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding POET (NASDAQ:POET), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 533 day(s) on January 21, 2028. Parties traded 255 contract(s) at a $17.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $68.5K, with a price of $269.0 per contract. There were 34524 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 412 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For HPE (NYSE:HPE), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 15 day(s) on August 21, 2026. This event was a transfer of 50 contract(s) at a $48.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.3K, with a price of $586.0 per contract. There were 3739 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 406 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For NBIS (NASDAQ:NBIS), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 15 day(s) on August 21, 2026. This event was a transfer of 46 contract(s) at a $195.00 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 $91.7K, with a price of $1995.0 per contract. There were 530 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 368 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding TEAM (NASDAQ:TEAM), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on August 7, 2026. Parties traded 247 contract(s) at a $130.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $44.4K, with a price of $180.0 per contract. There were 528 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 338 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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