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
MU CALL SWEEP BEARISH 08/12/26 $930.00 $30.2K 1.5K 38.7K
INTC CALL SWEEP BEARISH 08/21/26 $110.00 $25.2K 44.5K 13.3K
NBIS CALL SWEEP BULLISH 08/14/26 $230.00 $41.3K 2.9K 13.2K
NOK CALL SWEEP BULLISH 08/21/26 $10.50 $36.8K 20.1K 8.1K
SNDK CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 08/14/26 $1500.00 $25.6K 2.8K 6.3K
SMCI CALL TRADE BULLISH 09/18/26 $35.00 $48.4K 15.3K 4.1K
NOW PUT SWEEP NEUTRAL 01/15/27 $70.00 $59.5K 14.6K 3.7K
CSCO PUT SWEEP BULLISH 01/15/27 $120.00 $93.1K 5.1K 1.6K
SKHY CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 09/18/26 $180.00 $464.9K 1.3K 1.4K
MSTR CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/21/28 $500.00 $475.0K 3.3K 1.0K

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• For MU (NASDAQ:MU), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, is expiring today. Parties traded 76 contract(s) at a $930.00 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 $30.2K, with a price of $396.0 per contract. There were 1568 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 38747 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding INTC (NASDAQ:INTC), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 9 day(s) on August 21, 2026. Parties traded 157 contract(s) at a $110.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 157 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.2K, with a price of $161.0 per contract. There were 44547 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 13325 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For NBIS (NASDAQ:NBIS), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 2 day(s) on August 14, 2026. This event was a transfer of 20 contract(s) at a $230.00 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 $41.3K, with a price of $2100.0 per contract. There were 2925 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 13223 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding NOK (NYSE:NOK), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 9 day(s) on August 21, 2026. Parties traded 922 contract(s) at a $10.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 68 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $36.8K, with a price of $40.0 per contract. There were 20157 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 8112 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SNDK (NASDAQ:SNDK), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 2 day(s) on August 14, 2026. This event was a transfer of 32 contract(s) at a $1500.00 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 $25.6K, with a price of $800.0 per contract. There were 2864 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 6356 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SMCI (NASDAQ:SMCI), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 37 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $35.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $48.4K, with a price of $485.0 per contract. There were 15316 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4195 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding NOW (NYSE:NOW), we observe a put option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 156 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 500 contract(s) at a $70.00 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 $59.5K, with a price of $119.0 per contract. There were 14666 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3778 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CSCO (NASDAQ:CSCO), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 156 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 88 contract(s) at a $120.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 14 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $93.1K, with a price of $1055.0 per contract. There were 5197 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1634 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SKHY (NASDAQ:SKHY), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 37 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 738 contract(s) at a $180.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 36 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $464.9K, with a price of $630.0 per contract. There were 1306 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1409 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MSTR (NASDAQ:MSTR), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 527 day(s) on January 21, 2028. Parties traded 1000 contract(s) at a $500.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $475.0K, with a price of $475.0 per contract. There were 3327 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1015 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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