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
CIFR CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/15/27 $15.00 $130.0K 12.9K 22.5K
AAPL CALL TRADE BEARISH 04/17/26 $250.00 $31.2K 15.3K 17.0K
BTDR CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 05/15/26 $10.00 $93.3K 19.3K 7.2K
FTNT PUT SWEEP NEUTRAL 06/18/26 $80.00 $57.8K 11.5K 7.2K
CLSK CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/15/27 $35.00 $58.9K 24.5K 2.1K
MRVL CALL SWEEP BEARISH 06/18/26 $120.00 $89.0K 6.4K 1.8K
AVGO CALL SWEEP BEARISH 04/17/26 $335.00 $503.0K 1.6K 1.4K
MARA PUT SWEEP BEARISH 04/17/26 $8.50 $38.3K 1.3K 1.3K
MU CALL SWEEP BEARISH 04/17/26 $370.00 $220.0K 3.7K 1.2K
AXTI CALL TRADE BEARISH 05/15/26 $90.00 $180.5K 118 1.1K

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• Regarding CIFR (NASDAQ:CIFR), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 283 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 299 contract(s) at a $15.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $130.0K, with a price of $435.0 per contract. There were 12969 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 22581 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AAPL (NASDAQ:AAPL), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 10 day(s) on April 17, 2026. This event was a transfer of 50 contract(s) at a $250.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.2K, with a price of $625.0 per contract. There were 15373 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 17058 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For BTDR (NASDAQ:BTDR), we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 38 day(s) on May 15, 2026. This event was a transfer of 778 contract(s) at a $10.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $93.3K, with a price of $120.0 per contract. There were 19390 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 7276 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding FTNT (NASDAQ:FTNT), we observe a put option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 72 day(s) on June 18, 2026. Parties traded 107 contract(s) at a $80.00 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 $57.8K, with a price of $542.0 per contract. There were 11524 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 7238 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CLSK (NASDAQ:CLSK), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 283 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 1900 contract(s) at a $35.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 33 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $58.9K, with a price of $31.0 per contract. There were 24552 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2123 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MRVL (NASDAQ:MRVL), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 72 day(s) on June 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $120.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $89.0K, with a price of $890.0 per contract. There were 6449 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1864 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AVGO (NASDAQ:AVGO), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 10 day(s) on April 17, 2026. Parties traded 565 contract(s) at a $335.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 236 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $503.0K, with a price of $900.0 per contract. There were 1631 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1465 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MARA (NASDAQ:MARA), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 10 day(s) on April 17, 2026. Parties traded 752 contract(s) at a $8.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 15 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $38.3K, with a price of $51.0 per contract. There were 1307 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1378 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MU (NASDAQ:MU), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 10 day(s) on April 17, 2026. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $370.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 50 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $220.0K, with a price of $2200.0 per contract. There were 3786 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1263 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AXTI (NASDAQ:AXTI), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 38 day(s) on May 15, 2026. Parties traded 950 contract(s) at a $90.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $180.5K, with a price of $190.0 per contract. There were 118 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1169 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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