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
MSTR CALL SWEEP BEARISH 09/18/26 $150.00 $26.4K 18.7K 83.4K
MU CALL TRADE BEARISH 09/25/26 $1000.00 $26.0K 3.7K 7.1K
INTC CALL TRADE BULLISH 09/25/26 $110.00 $25.6K 8.5K 5.2K
MRVL CALL TRADE BEARISH 10/16/26 $280.00 $227.2K 12.0K 3.2K
CIFR CALL SWEEP BULLISH 12/18/26 $30.00 $207.0K 9.4K 3.0K
ORCL CALL SWEEP BULLISH 09/25/26 $157.50 $25.8K 2.1K 1.3K
RIOT CALL SWEEP BEARISH 10/02/26 $26.00 $39.5K 3.6K 1.3K
AAPL PUT SWEEP BEARISH 12/18/26 $350.00 $61.3K 839 854
NBIS CALL TRADE BEARISH 09/25/26 $210.00 $112.8K 476 700
SWKS PUT SWEEP BEARISH 10/16/26 $85.00 $47.1K 925 672

Explanation

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

• For MSTR (NASDAQ:MSTR), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, is expiring today. Parties traded 252 contract(s) at a $150.00 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 $26.4K, with a price of $105.0 per contract. There were 18754 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 83479 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MU (NASDAQ:MU), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 7 day(s) on September 25, 2026. This event was a transfer of 10 contract(s) at a $1000.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.0K, with a price of $2602.0 per contract. There were 3719 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 7120 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For INTC (NASDAQ:INTC), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 7 day(s) on September 25, 2026. This event was a transfer of 111 contract(s) at a $110.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.6K, with a price of $231.0 per contract. There were 8548 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5264 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MRVL (NASDAQ:MRVL), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 28 day(s) on October 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 450 contract(s) at a $280.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $227.2K, with a price of $505.0 per contract. There were 12038 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3226 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CIFR (NASDAQ:CIFR), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 91 day(s) on December 18, 2026. Parties traded 2300 contract(s) at a $30.00 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 $207.0K, with a price of $90.0 per contract. There were 9428 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3062 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ORCL (NYSE:ORCL), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on September 25, 2026. Parties traded 438 contract(s) at a $157.50 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 $25.8K, with a price of $59.0 per contract. There were 2170 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1381 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 October 2, 2026. This event was a transfer of 853 contract(s) at a $26.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 22 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $39.5K, with a price of $47.0 per contract. There were 3632 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1381 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For AAPL (NASDAQ:AAPL), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 91 day(s) on December 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 26 contract(s) at a $350.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $61.3K, with a price of $2360.0 per contract. There were 839 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 854 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For NBIS (NASDAQ:NBIS), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 7 day(s) on September 25, 2026. This event was a transfer of 77 contract(s) at a $210.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $112.8K, with a price of $1465.0 per contract. There were 476 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 700 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SWKS (NASDAQ:SWKS), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 28 day(s) on October 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 131 contract(s) at a $85.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 19 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $47.1K, with a price of $359.0 per contract. There were 925 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 672 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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