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 often look for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges away from its normal worth. Abnormal amounts of trading activity could push option prices to hyperbolic or underperforming 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
MSFT CALL TRADE BEARISH 08/21/26 $480.00 $2.4 million 23.6K 9.6K
BMNR CALL SWEEP BEARISH 08/28/26 $22.00 $31.4K 8.9K 6.1K
SNDK CALL SWEEP BULLISH 08/21/26 $1610.00 $32.8K 802 5.4K
NVTS PUT SWEEP BULLISH 10/16/26 $13.00 $512.9K 1 2.9K
PLTR CALL SWEEP BULLISH 09/18/26 $175.00 $475.3K 7.7K 2.5K
NVDA CALL TRADE BULLISH 08/28/26 $205.00 $32.0K 3.9K 1.9K
POET CALL SWEEP BEARISH 09/18/26 $10.00 $30.2K 3.8K 1.5K
MSTR CALL SWEEP BEARISH 08/21/26 $97.50 $66.4K 15.6K 1.5K
ENPH CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 12/18/26 $75.00 $33.4K 811 1.4K
MRVL PUT SWEEP BULLISH 10/16/26 $200.00 $117.0K 2.3K 711

Explanation

These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.

• For MSFT (NASDAQ:MSFT), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, is expiring today. Parties traded 5739 contract(s) at a $480.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $2.4 million, with a price of $420.0 per contract. There were 23676 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 9613 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding BMNR (NYSE:BMNR), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on August 28, 2026. Parties traded 185 contract(s) at a $22.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 14 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.4K, with a price of $170.0 per contract. There were 8957 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 6156 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SNDK (NASDAQ:SNDK), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, is expiring today. Parties traded 82 contract(s) at a $1610.00 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 $32.8K, with a price of $402.0 per contract. There were 802 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5446 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding NVTS (NASDAQ:NVTS), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 56 day(s) on October 16, 2026. Parties traded 2848 contract(s) at a $13.00 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 $512.9K, with a price of $180.0 per contract. There were 1 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2904 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For PLTR (NASDAQ:PLTR), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 28 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 388 contract(s) at a $175.00 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 $475.3K, with a price of $1225.0 per contract. There were 7798 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2560 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding NVDA (NASDAQ:NVDA), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on August 28, 2026. Parties traded 25 contract(s) at a $205.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.0K, with a price of $1283.0 per contract. There were 3974 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1911 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding POET (NASDAQ:POET), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 28 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 975 contract(s) at a $10.00 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 $30.2K, with a price of $31.0 per contract. There were 3857 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1597 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MSTR (NASDAQ:MSTR), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, is expiring today. Parties traded 29 contract(s) at a $97.50 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 $66.4K, with a price of $2290.0 per contract. There were 15617 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1517 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ENPH (NASDAQ:ENPH), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 119 day(s) on December 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 417 contract(s) at a $75.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 12 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.4K, with a price of $81.0 per contract. There were 811 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1420 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MRVL (NASDAQ:MRVL), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 56 day(s) on October 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $200.00 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 $117.0K, with a price of $1170.0 per contract. There were 2377 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 711 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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