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
WULF CALL TRADE BULLISH 09/18/26 $18.00 $54.4K 33.4K 18.7K
MU CALL SWEEP BEARISH 08/14/26 $965.00 $38.0K 987 14.0K
CRWV CALL SWEEP BULLISH 08/21/26 $120.00 $33.7K 24.0K 6.2K
MSFT CALL SWEEP BEARISH 08/17/26 $497.50 $27.2K 275 5.8K
SNDK PUT TRADE BEARISH 08/14/26 $1610.00 $54.0K 19 4.5K
APLD CALL SWEEP BEARISH 08/21/26 $31.00 $41.2K 2.8K 4.4K
WDAY PUT SWEEP BULLISH 08/21/26 $195.00 $747.0K 1.1K 2.6K
INTC CALL TRADE BEARISH 10/16/26 $110.00 $27.3K 24.2K 2.0K
BTDR CALL SWEEP BULLISH 12/18/26 $15.00 $98.7K 7.3K 2.0K
PLTR PUT SWEEP BULLISH 11/20/26 $185.00 $37.3K 212 1.6K

Explanation

These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.

• Regarding WULF (NASDAQ:WULF), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 35 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 340 contract(s) at a $18.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $54.4K, with a price of $160.0 per contract. There were 33424 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 18745 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MU (NASDAQ:MU), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, is expiring today. Parties traded 101 contract(s) at a $965.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $38.0K, with a price of $387.0 per contract. There were 987 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 14011 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CRWV (NASDAQ:CRWV), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on August 21, 2026. Parties traded 450 contract(s) at a $120.00 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 $33.7K, with a price of $75.0 per contract. There were 24053 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 6281 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MSFT (NASDAQ:MSFT), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on August 17, 2026. Parties traded 125 contract(s) at a $497.50 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 $27.2K, with a price of $219.0 per contract. There were 275 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5809 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SNDK (NASDAQ:SNDK), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, is expiring today. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $1610.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $54.0K, with a price of $540.0 per contract. There were 19 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4559 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding APLD (NASDAQ:APLD), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on August 21, 2026. Parties traded 275 contract(s) at a $31.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 26 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $41.2K, with a price of $150.0 per contract. There were 2857 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4448 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For WDAY (NASDAQ:WDAY), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 7 day(s) on August 21, 2026. This event was a transfer of 2500 contract(s) at a $195.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 22 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $747.0K, with a price of $290.0 per contract. There were 1124 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2623 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For INTC (NASDAQ:INTC), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 63 day(s) on October 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 30 contract(s) at a $110.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.3K, with a price of $910.0 per contract. There were 24212 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2074 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For BTDR (NASDAQ:BTDR), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 126 day(s) on December 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 1000 contract(s) at a $15.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $98.7K, with a price of $99.0 per contract. There were 7332 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2001 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For PLTR (NASDAQ:PLTR), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 98 day(s) on November 20, 2026. This event was a transfer of 16 contract(s) at a $185.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $37.3K, with a price of $2335.0 per contract. There were 212 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1606 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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