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
NVDA CALL TRADE BULLISH 03/20/26 $185.00 $76.0K 113.1K 34.2K
MSTR CALL SWEEP BULLISH 03/20/26 $150.00 $186.0K 25.1K 10.7K
IREN CALL SWEEP BULLISH 09/18/26 $60.00 $38.0K 6.4K 5.9K
CIFR PUT TRADE BEARISH 12/18/26 $15.00 $31.3K 9.3K 4.6K
BMNR CALL SWEEP BULLISH 04/10/26 $28.00 $52.4K 262 4.5K
MU CALL TRADE BEARISH 03/20/26 $420.00 $40.3K 10.2K 3.0K
PATH CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/15/27 $20.00 $266.0K 33.4K 2.5K
NBIS CALL TRADE BEARISH 04/17/26 $140.00 $187.0K 1.6K 2.1K
SNDK CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/15/27 $1080.00 $30.2K 4.6K 1.6K
TSM PUT SWEEP BEARISH 04/17/26 $340.00 $28.8K 15.4K 1.6K

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• Regarding NVDA (NASDAQ:NVDA), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on March 20, 2026. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $185.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $76.0K, with a price of $380.0 per contract. There were 113132 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 34243 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MSTR (NASDAQ:MSTR), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on March 20, 2026. Parties traded 600 contract(s) at a $150.00 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 $186.0K, with a price of $310.0 per contract. There were 25196 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 10749 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For IREN (NASDAQ:IREN), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 186 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 50 contract(s) at a $60.00 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 $38.0K, with a price of $760.0 per contract. There were 6487 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5952 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CIFR (NASDAQ:CIFR), we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 277 day(s) on December 18, 2026. Parties traded 66 contract(s) at a $15.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.3K, with a price of $475.0 per contract. There were 9324 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4659 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding BMNR (AMEX:BMNR), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 25 day(s) on April 10, 2026. Parties traded 795 contract(s) at a $28.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 23 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $52.4K, with a price of $66.0 per contract. There were 262 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4535 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MU (NASDAQ:MU), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 4 day(s) on March 20, 2026. This event was a transfer of 10 contract(s) at a $420.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $40.3K, with a price of $4032.0 per contract. There were 10288 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3021 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For PATH (NYSE:PATH), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 305 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 2000 contract(s) at a $20.00 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 $266.0K, with a price of $133.0 per contract. There were 33466 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2561 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For NBIS (NASDAQ:NBIS), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 32 day(s) on April 17, 2026. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $140.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $187.0K, with a price of $935.0 per contract. There were 1672 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2188 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SNDK (NASDAQ:SNDK), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 305 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 2 contract(s) at a $1080.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.2K, with a price of $15120.0 per contract. There were 4622 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1625 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For TSM (NYSE:TSM), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 32 day(s) on April 17, 2026. This event was a transfer of 18 contract(s) at a $340.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 10 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.8K, with a price of $1600.0 per contract. There were 15442 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1621 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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