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.

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
NVDA CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/15/27 $250.00 $314.5K 20.9K 1.2K
IREN CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/21/28 $85.00 $45.7K 5.1K 272
TSM CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/15/27 $250.00 $105.7K 1.7K 52
CSIQ CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/21/28 $5.00 $63.7K 31 30
PLTR PUT TRADE BULLISH 01/15/27 $190.00 $51.2K 1.2K 11
MSFT CALL TRADE BULLISH 06/17/27 $520.00 $42.4K 620 9

Explanation

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

• Regarding NVDA (NASDAQ:NVDA), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 102 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 176 contract(s) at a $250.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $314.5K, with a price of $1787.0 per contract. There were 20925 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1255 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For IREN (NASDAQ:IREN), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 473 day(s) on January 21, 2028. This event was a transfer of 15 contract(s) at a $85.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $45.7K, with a price of $3050.0 per contract. There were 5158 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 272 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For TSM (NYSE:TSM), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 102 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 15 contract(s) at a $250.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $105.7K, with a price of $7050.0 per contract. There were 1752 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 52 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CSIQ (NASDAQ:CSIQ), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 473 day(s) on January 21, 2028. Parties traded 30 contract(s) at a $5.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $63.7K, with a price of $2125.0 per contract. There were 31 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 30 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding PLTR (NASDAQ:PLTR), we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 102 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 10 contract(s) at a $190.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $51.2K, with a price of $5121.0 per contract. There were 1244 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 11 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MSFT (NASDAQ:MSFT), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 255 day(s) on June 17, 2027. This event was a transfer of 6 contract(s) at a $520.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $42.4K, with a price of $7075.0 per contract. There were 620 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 9 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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