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
AAPL CALL SWEEP BULLISH 09/09/26 $315.00 $26.2K 2.4K 69.7K
ZS CALL SWEEP BEARISH 09/11/26 $170.00 $126.0K 1.3K 3.6K
INTC PUT TRADE BEARISH 09/18/26 $110.00 $71.0K 17.7K 2.7K
MSFT CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/21/28 $720.00 $122.3K 251 1.9K
MRVL CALL SWEEP BULLISH 10/16/26 $300.00 $153.4K 17.1K 1.8K
SNDK CALL TRADE BEARISH 09/11/26 $1775.00 $110.0K 163 1.4K
SNOW CALL SWEEP BEARISH 09/11/26 $345.00 $57.9K 1.5K 1.3K
HPE CALL SWEEP BULLISH 12/18/26 $60.00 $25.7K 6.9K 617
SHOP CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/15/27 $130.00 $34.3K 1.2K 407
LITE CALL SWEEP BEARISH 09/11/26 $1025.00 $51.7K 439 381

Explanation

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

• For AAPL (NASDAQ:AAPL), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, is expiring today. Parties traded 255 contract(s) at a $315.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 9 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.2K, with a price of $103.0 per contract. There were 2489 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 69716 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ZS (NASDAQ:ZS), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 2 day(s) on September 11, 2026. This event was a transfer of 677 contract(s) at a $170.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 9 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $126.0K, with a price of $185.0 per contract. There were 1372 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3646 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For INTC (NASDAQ:INTC), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 9 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $110.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $71.0K, with a price of $710.0 per contract. There were 17777 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2751 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MSFT (NASDAQ:MSFT), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 499 day(s) on January 21, 2028. This event was a transfer of 54 contract(s) at a $720.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $122.3K, with a price of $2265.0 per contract. There were 251 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1989 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MRVL (NASDAQ:MRVL), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 37 day(s) on October 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 307 contract(s) at a $300.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 31 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $153.4K, with a price of $500.0 per contract. There were 17130 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1889 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SNDK (NASDAQ:SNDK), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on September 11, 2026. Parties traded 25 contract(s) at a $1775.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $110.0K, with a price of $4400.0 per contract. There were 163 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1454 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SNOW (NYSE:SNOW), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on September 11, 2026. Parties traded 308 contract(s) at a $345.00 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 $57.9K, with a price of $188.0 per contract. There were 1558 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1352 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For HPE (NYSE:HPE), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 100 day(s) on December 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 35 contract(s) at a $60.00 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 $25.7K, with a price of $735.0 per contract. There were 6903 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 617 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SHOP (NASDAQ:SHOP), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 128 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 20 contract(s) at a $130.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.3K, with a price of $1715.0 per contract. There were 1272 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 407 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For LITE (NASDAQ:LITE), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 2 day(s) on September 11, 2026. This event was a transfer of 28 contract(s) at a $1025.00 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 $51.7K, with a price of $1848.0 per contract. There were 439 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 381 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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