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.

Below are some instances of options activity happening in the Information Technology sector:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
AAPL CALL SWEEP BEARISH 09/25/26 $340.00 $29.6K 18.0K 185.4K
RIOT CALL SWEEP BEARISH 10/16/26 $23.00 $32.0K 4.9K 20.5K
IREN CALL SWEEP BULLISH 10/02/26 $50.00 $45.1K 7.7K 6.7K
ORCL CALL TRADE BULLISH 10/02/26 $140.00 $26.8K 2.0K 4.0K
NBIS CALL TRADE BEARISH 10/16/26 $250.00 $79.9K 2.8K 2.5K
PANW CALL TRADE BULLISH 10/16/26 $400.00 $36.0K 2.7K 2.1K
NOW CALL SWEEP BULLISH 10/09/26 $150.00 $43.4K 2.6K 1.8K
KEYS CALL SWEEP BULLISH 11/20/26 $340.00 $832.8K 1.4K 1.4K
CRWV CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/15/27 $100.00 $51.5K 14.2K 1.2K
INTC CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 01/15/27 $120.00 $74.7K 18.3K 820

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 bearish, is expiring today. Parties traded 351 contract(s) at a $340.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 21 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.6K, with a price of $84.0 per contract. There were 18038 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 185465 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding RIOT (NASDAQ:RIOT), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 21 day(s) on October 16, 2026. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $23.00 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 $32.0K, with a price of $160.0 per contract. There were 4907 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 20583 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For IREN (NASDAQ:IREN), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 7 day(s) on October 2, 2026. This event was a transfer of 1500 contract(s) at a $50.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 47 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $45.1K, with a price of $30.0 per contract. There were 7731 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 6749 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ORCL (NYSE:ORCL), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 7 day(s) on October 2, 2026. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $140.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.8K, with a price of $268.0 per contract. There were 2084 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4051 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For NBIS (NASDAQ:NBIS), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 21 day(s) on October 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 62 contract(s) at a $250.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $79.9K, with a price of $1290.0 per contract. There were 2894 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2576 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For PANW (NASDAQ:PANW), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 21 day(s) on October 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 36 contract(s) at a $400.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $36.0K, with a price of $1000.0 per contract. There were 2744 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2196 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For NOW (NYSE:NOW), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 14 day(s) on October 9, 2026. This event was a transfer of 300 contract(s) at a $150.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 11 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $43.4K, with a price of $143.0 per contract. There were 2600 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1817 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For KEYS (NYSE:KEYS), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 56 day(s) on November 20, 2026. This event was a transfer of 210 contract(s) at a $340.00 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 $832.8K, with a price of $4008.0 per contract. There were 1458 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1407 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CRWV (NASDAQ:CRWV), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 112 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 50 contract(s) at a $100.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $51.5K, with a price of $1030.0 per contract. There were 14223 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1244 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding INTC (NASDAQ:INTC), we observe a call option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 112 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 35 contract(s) at a $120.00 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 $74.7K, with a price of $2135.0 per contract. There were 18345 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 820 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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