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
NVDA PUT SWEEP BULLISH 09/04/26 $230.00 $40.0K 7.7K 365.2K
AAPL CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 09/04/26 $320.00 $89.0K 11.8K 151.1K
MU CALL SWEEP BEARISH 09/04/26 $1010.00 $26.8K 5.7K 47.5K
IREN CALL SWEEP BULLISH 03/19/27 $65.00 $136.8K 558 12.4K
NOK CALL SWEEP BULLISH 09/11/26 $10.50 $43.1K 7.4K 5.2K
ASML PUT SWEEP NEUTRAL 09/04/26 $1700.00 $44.0K 133 2.7K
MSFT CALL TRADE BEARISH 09/11/26 $512.50 $103.5K 884 1.9K
SNDK CALL SWEEP BULLISH 09/04/26 $1640.00 $38.0K 426 1.4K
TSM CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/15/27 $500.00 $307.8K 19.3K 1.2K
SKHY CALL SWEEP BEARISH 10/16/26 $200.00 $134.5K 2.2K 1.2K

Explanation

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

• For NVDA (NASDAQ:NVDA), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, is expiring today. Parties traded 951 contract(s) at a $230.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 23 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $40.0K, with a price of $42.0 per contract. There were 7716 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 365292 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AAPL (NASDAQ:AAPL), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, is expiring today. Parties traded 552 contract(s) at a $320.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 59 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $89.0K, with a price of $162.0 per contract. There were 11898 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 151156 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 181 contract(s) at a $1010.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 16 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.8K, with a price of $149.0 per contract. There were 5761 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 47593 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For IREN (NASDAQ:IREN), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 196 day(s) on March 19, 2027. This event was a transfer of 219 contract(s) at a $65.00 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 $136.8K, with a price of $625.0 per contract. There were 558 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 12488 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding NOK (NYSE:NOK), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on September 11, 2026. Parties traded 3322 contract(s) at a $10.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 54 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $43.1K, with a price of $13.0 per contract. There were 7483 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5206 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ASML (NASDAQ:ASML), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be neutral, is expiring today. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $1700.00 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 $44.0K, with a price of $220.0 per contract. There were 133 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2762 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MSFT (NASDAQ:MSFT), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on September 11, 2026. Parties traded 500 contract(s) at a $512.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $103.5K, with a price of $207.0 per contract. There were 884 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1933 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SNDK (NASDAQ:SNDK), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, is expiring today. Parties traded 5 contract(s) at a $1640.00 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 $38.0K, with a price of $7600.0 per contract. There were 426 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1476 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For TSM (NYSE:TSM), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 133 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 190 contract(s) at a $500.00 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 $307.8K, with a price of $1620.0 per contract. There were 19328 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1284 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SKHY (NASDAQ:SKHY), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 42 day(s) on October 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 195 contract(s) at a $200.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 32 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $134.5K, with a price of $690.0 per contract. There were 2204 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1239 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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