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 TRADE BEARISH 08/14/26 $970.00 $33.0K 1.6K 17.0K
NVDA CALL TRADE BULLISH 08/28/26 $230.00 $109.4K 16.0K 6.6K
NBIS CALL TRADE BEARISH 08/21/26 $270.00 $48.4K 4.3K 5.3K
SNDK CALL TRADE BULLISH 08/21/26 $1600.00 $36.0K 4.5K 3.6K
AMAT CALL TRADE BEARISH 08/21/26 $600.00 $34.5K 1.4K 2.2K
SKHY PUT SWEEP BEARISH 12/18/26 $150.00 $72.4K 4.4K 1.1K
HPE CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/15/27 $60.00 $59.9K 3.8K 815
PLTR CALL SWEEP BEARISH 08/14/26 $167.50 $75.9K 11.7K 654
FROG PUT SWEEP BULLISH 09/18/26 $75.00 $87.3K 271 487
ASML CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/21/28 $2900.00 $70.6K 199 412

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• Regarding MU (NASDAQ:MU), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on August 14, 2026. Parties traded 20 contract(s) at a $970.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.0K, with a price of $1650.0 per contract. There were 1608 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 17058 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For NVDA (NASDAQ:NVDA), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 15 day(s) on August 28, 2026. This event was a transfer of 183 contract(s) at a $230.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $109.4K, with a price of $598.0 per contract. There were 16024 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 6685 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For NBIS (NASDAQ:NBIS), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 8 day(s) on August 21, 2026. This event was a transfer of 50 contract(s) at a $270.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $48.4K, with a price of $969.0 per contract. There were 4364 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5387 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SNDK (NASDAQ:SNDK), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 8 day(s) on August 21, 2026. This event was a transfer of 5 contract(s) at a $1600.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $36.0K, with a price of $7200.0 per contract. There were 4582 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3672 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AMAT (NASDAQ:AMAT), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 8 day(s) on August 21, 2026. This event was a transfer of 25 contract(s) at a $600.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.5K, with a price of $1380.0 per contract. There were 1492 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2238 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SKHY (NASDAQ:SKHY), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 127 day(s) on December 18, 2026. Parties traded 35 contract(s) at a $150.00 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 $72.4K, with a price of $2070.0 per contract. There were 4445 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1141 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For HPE (NYSE:HPE), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 155 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 50 contract(s) at a $60.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $59.9K, with a price of $1198.0 per contract. There were 3883 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 815 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding PLTR (NASDAQ:PLTR), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on August 14, 2026. Parties traded 86 contract(s) at a $167.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 10 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $75.9K, with a price of $896.0 per contract. There were 11730 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 654 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding FROG (NASDAQ:FROG), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 36 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 472 contract(s) at a $75.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 16 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $87.3K, with a price of $185.0 per contract. There were 271 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 487 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ASML (NASDAQ:ASML), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 526 day(s) on January 21, 2028. This event was a transfer of 3 contract(s) at a $2900.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $70.6K, with a price of $23540.0 per contract. There were 199 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 412 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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