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.

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
CRWV CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/15/27 $280.00 $85.6K 5.5K 594
AVGO CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/21/28 $350.00 $293.3K 1.8K 474
NVDA CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 09/18/26 $150.00 $29.6K 19.7K 397
CIFR CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/15/27 $40.00 $52.3K 6.3K 115
AMD CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 01/21/28 $300.00 $40.2K 2.1K 55
CRWD CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/15/27 $400.00 $82.4K 492 9

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• For CRWV (NASDAQ:CRWV), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 171 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 160 contract(s) at a $280.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $85.6K, with a price of $535.0 per contract. There were 5533 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 594 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AVGO (NASDAQ:AVGO), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 542 day(s) on January 21, 2028. Parties traded 21 contract(s) at a $350.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 14 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $293.3K, with a price of $13970.0 per contract. There were 1808 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 474 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding NVDA (NASDAQ:NVDA), we observe a call option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 52 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 6 contract(s) at a $150.00 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 $29.6K, with a price of $4947.0 per contract. There were 19744 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 397 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CIFR (NASDAQ:CIFR), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 171 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $40.00 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 $52.3K, with a price of $525.0 per contract. There were 6394 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 115 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AMD (NASDAQ:AMD), we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 542 day(s) on January 21, 2028. This event was a transfer of 8 contract(s) at a $300.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $40.2K, with a price of $5025.0 per contract. There were 2161 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 55 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CRWD (NASDAQ:CRWD), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 171 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 5 contract(s) at a $400.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $82.4K, with a price of $16498.0 per contract. There were 492 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 9 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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