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.

Below are some instances of options activity happening in the Information Technology sector:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
AAPL CALL SWEEP BULLISH 08/14/26 $307.50 $1.0 million 11.2K 12.7K
CRWV PUT TRADE BEARISH 09/18/26 $90.00 $54.5K 10.1K 2.6K
MARA CALL SWEEP BULLISH 08/28/26 $11.50 $36.7K 841 1.8K
RBRK CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/15/27 $100.00 $51.9K 2.4K 1.3K
INTC CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/21/28 $120.00 $34.6K 4.5K 1.1K
SNDK PUT TRADE BULLISH 08/14/26 $1200.00 $42.0K 1.0K 1.0K
AMD CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/15/27 $600.00 $34.0K 6.1K 718
SHOP CALL TRADE BEARISH 09/18/26 $160.00 $28.6K 83.6K 615
VSH CALL SWEEP BEARISH 10/16/26 $50.00 $49.9K 430 566
FSLR CALL SWEEP BEARISH 11/20/26 $195.00 $381.9K 1 503

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• For AAPL (NASDAQ:AAPL), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 3 day(s) on August 14, 2026. This event was a transfer of 4726 contract(s) at a $307.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 89 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $1.0 million, with a price of $220.0 per contract. There were 11223 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 12774 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CRWV (NASDAQ:CRWV), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 38 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 50 contract(s) at a $90.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $54.5K, with a price of $1090.0 per contract. There were 10131 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2670 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MARA (NASDAQ:MARA), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 17 day(s) on August 28, 2026. Parties traded 1672 contract(s) at a $11.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 32 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $36.7K, with a price of $22.0 per contract. There were 841 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1815 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For RBRK (NYSE:RBRK), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 157 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 30 contract(s) at a $100.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $51.9K, with a price of $1730.0 per contract. There were 2426 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1384 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For INTC (NASDAQ:INTC), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 528 day(s) on January 21, 2028. This event was a transfer of 12 contract(s) at a $120.00 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 $34.6K, with a price of $2890.0 per contract. There were 4537 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1184 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SNDK (NASDAQ:SNDK), we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on August 14, 2026. Parties traded 20 contract(s) at a $1200.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $42.0K, with a price of $2100.0 per contract. There were 1092 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1041 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AMD (NASDAQ:AMD), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 157 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 10 contract(s) at a $600.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.0K, with a price of $3404.0 per contract. There were 6130 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 718 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SHOP (NASDAQ:SHOP), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 38 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 47 contract(s) at a $160.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.6K, with a price of $610.0 per contract. There were 83633 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 615 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding VSH (NYSE:VSH), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 66 day(s) on October 16, 2026. Parties traded 554 contract(s) at a $50.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 41 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $49.9K, with a price of $90.0 per contract. There were 430 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 566 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding FSLR (NASDAQ:FSLR), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 101 day(s) on November 20, 2026. Parties traded 67 contract(s) at a $195.00 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 $381.9K, with a price of $5700.0 per contract. There were 1 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 503 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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