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
INTC PUT SWEEP BULLISH 09/16/26 $99.00 $42.2K 1.0K 11.9K
AMD CALL SWEEP BULLISH 09/16/26 $505.00 $26.1K 376 10.4K
AAPL CALL SWEEP BULLISH 09/18/26 $332.50 $67.4K 3.2K 7.3K
ZS CALL TRADE BEARISH 09/18/26 $200.00 $39.4K 3.7K 6.6K
MSTR CALL TRADE BEARISH 09/18/26 $135.00 $33.5K 23.4K 4.3K
PLTR CALL TRADE BULLISH 09/25/26 $180.00 $29.6K 2.9K 3.7K
ON CALL SWEEP BEARISH 09/18/26 $77.00 $111.9K 792 2.7K
MSFT CALL SWEEP BULLISH 09/18/26 $500.00 $28.6K 16.5K 2.2K
SNDK CALL TRADE BEARISH 09/18/26 $1530.00 $43.6K 328 1.6K
NVDA PUT TRADE BULLISH 06/17/27 $220.00 $26.6K 10.1K 1.1K

Explanation

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

• For INTC (NASDAQ:INTC), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 1 day(s) on September 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $99.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 25 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $42.2K, with a price of $211.0 per contract. There were 1059 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 11989 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AMD (NASDAQ:AMD), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 1 day(s) on September 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 40 contract(s) at a $505.00 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 $26.1K, with a price of $650.0 per contract. There were 376 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 10481 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AAPL (NASDAQ:AAPL), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 252 contract(s) at a $332.50 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 $67.4K, with a price of $267.0 per contract. There were 3269 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 7330 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ZS (NASDAQ:ZS), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 3 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 135 contract(s) at a $200.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $39.4K, with a price of $292.0 per contract. There were 3708 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 6621 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding MSTR (NASDAQ:MSTR), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $135.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.5K, with a price of $335.0 per contract. There were 23486 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4362 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For PLTR (NASDAQ:PLTR), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 10 day(s) on September 25, 2026. This event was a transfer of 69 contract(s) at a $180.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.6K, with a price of $430.0 per contract. There were 2918 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3725 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ON (NASDAQ:ON), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 925 contract(s) at a $77.00 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 $111.9K, with a price of $121.0 per contract. There were 792 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2779 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MSFT (NASDAQ:MSFT), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 3 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 54 contract(s) at a $500.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 11 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.6K, with a price of $530.0 per contract. There were 16533 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2218 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SNDK (NASDAQ:SNDK), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 3 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 10 contract(s) at a $1530.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $43.6K, with a price of $4360.0 per contract. There were 328 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1631 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For NVDA (NASDAQ:NVDA), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 275 day(s) on June 17, 2027. This event was a transfer of 9 contract(s) at a $220.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.6K, with a price of $2963.0 per contract. There were 10187 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1127 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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