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
PLTR CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 08/28/26 $175.00 $25.6K 10.0K 12.0K
QBTS CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/21/28 $3.00 $80.7K 1.8K 9.1K
SNDK CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 08/28/26 $1700.00 $44.0K 5.1K 5.3K
INTC CALL TRADE BULLISH 12/15/28 $210.00 $81.7K 11.6K 4.4K
SMTC PUT SWEEP BEARISH 01/21/28 $50.00 $135.4K 7.5K 1.1K
CIFR CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/15/27 $17.00 $102.9K 5.5K 776
ORCL CALL TRADE BULLISH 09/11/26 $170.00 $39.2K 3.1K 733
CLSK CALL SWEEP BULLISH 09/04/26 $12.50 $44.0K 1.4K 654
NVDA PUT SWEEP BULLISH 01/15/27 $180.00 $47.2K 146.5K 642
AVGO CALL TRADE BULLISH 10/16/26 $400.00 $55.2K 5.3K 521

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• Regarding PLTR (NASDAQ:PLTR), we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on August 28, 2026. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $175.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.6K, with a price of $256.0 per contract. There were 10042 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 12022 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For QBTS (NASDAQ:QBTS), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 514 day(s) on January 21, 2028. This event was a transfer of 50 contract(s) at a $3.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $80.7K, with a price of $1615.0 per contract. There were 1857 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 9122 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SNDK (NASDAQ:SNDK), we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on August 28, 2026. Parties traded 116 contract(s) at a $1700.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $44.0K, with a price of $380.0 per contract. There were 5187 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5364 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For INTC (NASDAQ:INTC), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 843 day(s) on December 15, 2028. This event was a transfer of 50 contract(s) at a $210.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $81.7K, with a price of $1635.0 per contract. There were 11613 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4459 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SMTC (NASDAQ:SMTC), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 514 day(s) on January 21, 2028. This event was a transfer of 222 contract(s) at a $50.00 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 $135.4K, with a price of $610.0 per contract. There were 7565 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1184 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CIFR (NASDAQ:CIFR), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 143 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 264 contract(s) at a $17.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $102.9K, with a price of $390.0 per contract. There were 5549 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 776 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ORCL (NYSE:ORCL), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 17 day(s) on September 11, 2026. Parties traded 155 contract(s) at a $170.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $39.2K, with a price of $253.0 per contract. There were 3116 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 733 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CLSK (NASDAQ:CLSK), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 10 day(s) on September 4, 2026. This event was a transfer of 500 contract(s) at a $12.50 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 $44.0K, with a price of $88.0 per contract. There were 1489 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 654 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding NVDA (NASDAQ:NVDA), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 143 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 71 contract(s) at a $180.00 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 $47.2K, with a price of $665.0 per contract. There were 146592 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 642 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AVGO (NASDAQ:AVGO), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 52 day(s) on October 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 50 contract(s) at a $400.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $55.2K, with a price of $1105.0 per contract. There were 5366 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 521 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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