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
TSM PUT SWEEP BEARISH 09/18/26 $440.00 $73.4K 1.5K 2.0K
NOK CALL SWEEP BULLISH 12/17/27 $15.00 $68.0K 4.6K 942
CXDO CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 10/16/26 $10.00 $59.0K 13.3K 938
NVDA CALL SWEEP BEARISH 11/20/26 $185.00 $1.4 million 2.1K 704
AVGO CALL TRADE BULLISH 06/17/27 $500.00 $31.7K 1.4K 538
CIFR PUT SWEEP NEUTRAL 12/17/27 $17.00 $31.8K 1.2K 348
SNDK PUT TRADE BULLISH 03/19/27 $1170.00 $80.7K 22 304
APH CALL TRADE BULLISH 09/18/26 $145.00 $31.5K 430 291
CRWV PUT SWEEP BULLISH 01/15/27 $85.00 $41.0K 1.0K 231
MRVL PUT SWEEP BULLISH 11/20/26 $250.00 $64.5K 579 224

Explanation

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

• Regarding TSM (NYSE:TSM), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 15 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 17 contract(s) at a $440.00 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 $73.4K, with a price of $4318.0 per contract. There were 1598 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2028 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For NOK (NYSE:NOK), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 470 day(s) on December 17, 2027. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $15.00 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 $68.0K, with a price of $680.0 per contract. There were 4653 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 942 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CXDO (NASDAQ:CXDO), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 43 day(s) on October 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $10.00 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 $59.0K, with a price of $295.0 per contract. There were 13355 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 938 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding NVDA (NASDAQ:NVDA), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 78 day(s) on November 20, 2026. Parties traded 300 contract(s) at a $185.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 15 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $1.4 million, with a price of $4700.0 per contract. There were 2157 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 704 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AVGO (NASDAQ:AVGO), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 287 day(s) on June 17, 2027. This event was a transfer of 5 contract(s) at a $500.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.7K, with a price of $6350.0 per contract. There were 1455 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 538 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CIFR (NASDAQ:CIFR), we observe a put option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 470 day(s) on December 17, 2027. Parties traded 56 contract(s) at a $17.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 17 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.8K, with a price of $570.0 per contract. There were 1255 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 348 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding SNDK (NASDAQ:SNDK), we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 197 day(s) on March 19, 2027. Parties traded 3 contract(s) at a $1170.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $80.7K, with a price of $26910.0 per contract. There were 22 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 304 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding APH (NYSE:APH), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 15 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 18 contract(s) at a $145.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.5K, with a price of $1750.0 per contract. There were 430 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 291 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CRWV (NASDAQ:CRWV), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 134 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 26 contract(s) at a $85.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $41.0K, with a price of $1580.0 per contract. There were 1066 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 231 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MRVL (NASDAQ:MRVL), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 78 day(s) on November 20, 2026. Parties traded 14 contract(s) at a $250.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 9 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $64.5K, with a price of $4610.0 per contract. There were 579 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 224 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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