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
MSTR CALL SWEEP BULLISH 10/02/26 $155.00 $31.1K 1.5K 6.6K
GLW PUT SWEEP NEUTRAL 12/18/26 $105.00 $278.0K 703 6.0K
NBIS CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 10/02/26 $240.00 $565.8K 1.9K 5.0K
SNDK CALL TRADE BEARISH 10/02/26 $1700.00 $46.6K 642 2.4K
INTC CALL SWEEP BEARISH 10/16/26 $135.00 $82.7K 14.2K 1.5K
SMCI PUT SWEEP BULLISH 12/15/28 $10.00 $32.9K 56.1K 1.2K
HUT CALL TRADE BULLISH 10/09/26 $90.00 $222.5K 32 1.1K
ORCL PUT SWEEP BULLISH 01/15/27 $140.00 $470.9K 13.1K 1.0K
IONQ CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 01/15/27 $50.00 $51.3K 9.7K 1.0K
MDB CALL TRADE BEARISH 10/02/26 $365.00 $40.1K 126 950

Explanation

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

• Regarding MSTR (NASDAQ:MSTR), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on October 2, 2026. Parties traded 99 contract(s) at a $155.00 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 $31.1K, with a price of $315.0 per contract. There were 1567 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 6696 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For GLW (NYSE:GLW), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 79 day(s) on December 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 2000 contract(s) at a $105.00 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 $278.0K, with a price of $139.0 per contract. There were 703 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 6006 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding NBIS (NASDAQ:NBIS), we observe a call option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on October 2, 2026. Parties traded 1045 contract(s) at a $240.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $565.8K, with a price of $545.0 per contract. There were 1903 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5012 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 October 2, 2026. Parties traded 7 contract(s) at a $1700.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $46.6K, with a price of $6660.0 per contract. There were 642 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2465 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding INTC (NASDAQ:INTC), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 16 day(s) on October 16, 2026. Parties traded 400 contract(s) at a $135.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 25 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $82.7K, with a price of $207.0 per contract. There were 14275 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1512 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SMCI (NASDAQ:SMCI), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 807 day(s) on December 15, 2028. This event was a transfer of 224 contract(s) at a $10.00 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 $32.9K, with a price of $147.0 per contract. There were 56171 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1264 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding HUT (NASDAQ:HUT), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 9 day(s) on October 9, 2026. Parties traded 500 contract(s) at a $90.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $222.5K, with a price of $445.0 per contract. There were 32 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1138 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ORCL (NYSE:ORCL), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 107 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 273 contract(s) at a $140.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 51 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $470.9K, with a price of $1725.0 per contract. There were 13158 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1071 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For IONQ (NYSE:IONQ), we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 107 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 95 contract(s) at a $50.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $51.3K, with a price of $540.0 per contract. There were 9715 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1048 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MDB (NASDAQ:MDB), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 2 day(s) on October 2, 2026. This event was a transfer of 107 contract(s) at a $365.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $40.1K, with a price of $375.0 per contract. There were 126 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 950 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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