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
NVDA CALL SWEEP BEARISH 04/08/26 $177.50 $29.9K 4.8K 27.5K
MU CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 04/10/26 $380.00 $27.4K 2.5K 18.4K
INTC PUT TRADE BULLISH 09/18/26 $39.00 $38.8K 1.9K 10.3K
AMD PUT SWEEP BULLISH 04/10/26 $215.00 $49.5K 2.6K 9.8K
MSFT PUT SWEEP BULLISH 04/06/26 $372.50 $47.6K 443 8.8K
CORZ PUT TRADE BEARISH 05/15/26 $17.00 $77.0K 212 3.2K
ZETA PUT TRADE BEARISH 04/17/26 $15.50 $122.0K 107 2.0K
SNDK CALL SWEEP BEARISH 04/17/26 $800.00 $61.8K 2.0K 820
AAPL CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/15/27 $260.00 $29.6K 15.7K 640
SMCI CALL SWEEP BEARISH 09/18/26 $50.00 $32.0K 3.8K 510

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• For NVDA (NASDAQ:NVDA), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 2 day(s) on April 8, 2026. This event was a transfer of 174 contract(s) at a $177.50 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 $29.9K, with a price of $172.0 per contract. There were 4865 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 27514 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MU (NASDAQ:MU), we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on April 10, 2026. Parties traded 20 contract(s) at a $380.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.4K, with a price of $1372.0 per contract. There were 2565 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 18416 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For INTC (NASDAQ:INTC), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 165 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 125 contract(s) at a $39.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $38.8K, with a price of $311.0 per contract. There were 1915 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 10337 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AMD (NASDAQ:AMD), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 4 day(s) on April 10, 2026. This event was a transfer of 150 contract(s) at a $215.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 14 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $49.5K, with a price of $330.0 per contract. There were 2658 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 9824 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MSFT (NASDAQ:MSFT), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, is expiring today. Parties traded 454 contract(s) at a $372.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 41 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $47.6K, with a price of $105.0 per contract. There were 443 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 8828 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CORZ (NASDAQ:CORZ), we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 39 day(s) on May 15, 2026. Parties traded 350 contract(s) at a $17.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $77.0K, with a price of $220.0 per contract. There were 212 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3284 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ZETA (NYSE:ZETA), we observe a put option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 11 day(s) on April 17, 2026. Parties traded 2000 contract(s) at a $15.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $122.0K, with a price of $61.0 per contract. There were 107 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2006 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SNDK (NASDAQ:SNDK), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 11 day(s) on April 17, 2026. Parties traded 26 contract(s) at a $800.00 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 $61.8K, with a price of $2380.0 per contract. There were 2068 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 820 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AAPL (NASDAQ:AAPL), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 284 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 10 contract(s) at a $260.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.6K, with a price of $2965.0 per contract. There were 15725 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 640 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SMCI (NASDAQ:SMCI), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 165 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 510 contract(s) at a $50.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 8 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.0K, with a price of $63.0 per contract. There were 3862 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 510 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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