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 PUT SWEEP BEARISH 07/24/26 $320.00 $27.4K 10.9K 41.5K
MU CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 07/24/26 $1000.00 $25.2K 12.4K 33.8K
NOK PUT SWEEP BULLISH 11/20/26 $7.00 $35.1K 1.5K 6.8K
IONQ PUT SWEEP BEARISH 09/18/26 $35.00 $58.2K 20.5K 2.7K
NVDA PUT SWEEP NEUTRAL 12/18/26 $200.00 $35.4K 20.4K 2.7K
CBRS CALL TRADE BULLISH 07/24/26 $240.00 $52.2K 449 2.5K
ORCL PUT SWEEP BULLISH 07/31/26 $120.00 $37.3K 13.5K 2.1K
INTC PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 07/24/26 $101.00 $28.9K 920 1.5K
AVGO CALL TRADE BULLISH 07/27/26 $400.00 $36.5K 458 1.4K
WDC PUT SWEEP BULLISH 07/31/26 $540.00 $26.8K 1.0K 1.0K

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• Regarding AAPL (NASDAQ:AAPL), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on July 24, 2026. Parties traded 150 contract(s) at a $320.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.4K, with a price of $182.0 per contract. There were 10953 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 41509 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MU (NASDAQ:MU), we observe a call option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on July 24, 2026. Parties traded 12 contract(s) at a $1000.00 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 $25.2K, with a price of $2120.0 per contract. There were 12409 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 33893 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding NOK (NYSE:NOK), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 120 day(s) on November 20, 2026. Parties traded 1000 contract(s) at a $7.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 27 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.1K, with a price of $35.0 per contract. There were 1578 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 6869 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For IONQ (NYSE:IONQ), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 57 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 105 contract(s) at a $35.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 12 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $58.2K, with a price of $551.0 per contract. There were 20556 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2766 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding NVDA (NASDAQ:NVDA), we observe a put option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 148 day(s) on December 18, 2026. Parties traded 21 contract(s) at a $200.00 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 $35.4K, with a price of $1689.0 per contract. There were 20427 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2737 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CBRS (NASDAQ:CBRS), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 1 day(s) on July 24, 2026. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $240.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $52.2K, with a price of $522.0 per contract. There were 449 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2566 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ORCL (NYSE:ORCL), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 8 day(s) on July 31, 2026. Parties traded 83 contract(s) at a $120.00 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 $37.3K, with a price of $450.0 per contract. There were 13511 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2121 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding INTC (NASDAQ:INTC), we observe a put option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on July 24, 2026. Parties traded 47 contract(s) at a $101.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.9K, with a price of $615.0 per contract. There were 920 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1563 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AVGO (NASDAQ:AVGO), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 4 day(s) on July 27, 2026. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $400.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $36.5K, with a price of $365.0 per contract. There were 458 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1402 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For WDC (NASDAQ:WDC), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 8 day(s) on July 31, 2026. This event was a transfer of 10 contract(s) at a $540.00 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 $26.8K, with a price of $2695.0 per contract. There were 1028 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1085 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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