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 CALL SWEEP BEARISH 09/11/26 $335.00 $28.8K 20.5K 359.5K
PLTR PUT SWEEP BULLISH 09/11/26 $167.50 $26.8K 5.3K 17.5K
ORCL CALL SWEEP BEARISH 09/18/26 $155.00 $53.6K 16.5K 13.6K
RIOT CALL SWEEP BEARISH 09/25/26 $23.00 $34.9K 404 4.8K
CIFR PUT SWEEP BULLISH 10/16/26 $12.00 $37.3K 1.1K 4.1K
AMD CALL TRADE BULLISH 09/14/26 $520.00 $33.0K 1.3K 3.4K
NOK CALL SWEEP BULLISH 09/25/26 $11.00 $48.7K 17.2K 1.3K
ARM CALL SWEEP BEARISH 09/11/26 $267.50 $52.0K 454 1.1K
AVGO CALL TRADE BULLISH 09/18/26 $355.00 $33.5K 999 1.1K
AMAT PUT TRADE BULLISH 03/19/27 $420.00 $42.8K 468 1.1K

Explanation

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

• For AAPL (NASDAQ:AAPL), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, is expiring today. Parties traded 814 contract(s) at a $335.00 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 $28.8K, with a price of $35.0 per contract. There were 20538 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 359560 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For PLTR (NASDAQ:PLTR), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, is expiring today. Parties traded 353 contract(s) at a $167.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 56 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.8K, with a price of $76.0 per contract. There were 5326 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 17562 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ORCL (NYSE:ORCL), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 143 contract(s) at a $155.00 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 $53.6K, with a price of $375.0 per contract. There were 16567 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 13654 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For RIOT (NASDAQ:RIOT), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 14 day(s) on September 25, 2026. This event was a transfer of 492 contract(s) at a $23.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 21 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.9K, with a price of $71.0 per contract. There were 404 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4843 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CIFR (NASDAQ:CIFR), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 35 day(s) on October 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 1697 contract(s) at a $12.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 30 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $37.3K, with a price of $22.0 per contract. There were 1118 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4157 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AMD (NASDAQ:AMD), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 3 day(s) on September 14, 2026. This event was a transfer of 75 contract(s) at a $520.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.0K, with a price of $440.0 per contract. There were 1366 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3496 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For NOK (NYSE:NOK), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 14 day(s) on September 25, 2026. This event was a transfer of 903 contract(s) at a $11.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 20 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $48.7K, with a price of $54.0 per contract. There were 17222 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1395 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ARM (NASDAQ:ARM), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, is expiring today. Parties traded 272 contract(s) at a $267.50 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 $52.0K, with a price of $196.0 per contract. There were 454 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1179 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AVGO (NASDAQ:AVGO), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 25 contract(s) at a $355.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.5K, with a price of $1340.0 per contract. There were 999 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1166 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AMAT (NASDAQ:AMAT), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 189 day(s) on March 19, 2027. This event was a transfer of 9 contract(s) at a $420.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $42.8K, with a price of $4760.0 per contract. There were 468 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1100 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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