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
WULF CALL TRADE BULLISH 12/18/26 $20.00 $36.2K 27.5K 11.2K
IREN CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/15/27 $60.00 $39.0K 10.1K 216
CRM CALL TRADE BULLISH 03/19/27 $170.00 $210.0K 265 211
NBIS CALL TRADE BULLISH 03/19/27 $350.00 $47.3K 1.3K 142
LRCX CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 01/21/28 $590.00 $48.4K 0 106
QCOM CALL TRADE BEARISH 10/16/26 $260.00 $28.3K 358 43
CIEN PUT TRADE BULLISH 01/15/27 $420.00 $29.2K 20 34
DELL CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 10/16/26 $470.00 $115.1K 84 20
COHR PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 01/15/27 $370.00 $27.6K 53 20
GLW CALL TRADE BULLISH 03/19/27 $220.00 $53.6K 289 17

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• For WULF (NASDAQ:WULF), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 73 day(s) on December 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 29 contract(s) at a $20.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $36.2K, with a price of $1250.0 per contract. There were 27584 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 11204 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For IREN (NASDAQ:IREN), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 101 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 20 contract(s) at a $60.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $39.0K, with a price of $1950.0 per contract. There were 10128 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 216 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CRM (NYSE:CRM), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 164 day(s) on March 19, 2027. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $170.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $210.0K, with a price of $2100.0 per contract. There were 265 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 211 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For NBIS (NASDAQ:NBIS), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 164 day(s) on March 19, 2027. This event was a transfer of 5 contract(s) at a $350.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $47.3K, with a price of $9470.0 per contract. There were 1317 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 142 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For LRCX (NASDAQ:LRCX), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 472 day(s) on January 21, 2028. This event was a transfer of 5 contract(s) at a $590.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $48.4K, with a price of $9702.0 per contract. There were 0 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 106 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding QCOM (NASDAQ:QCOM), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 10 day(s) on October 16, 2026. Parties traded 10 contract(s) at a $260.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.3K, with a price of $2834.0 per contract. There were 358 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 43 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CIEN (NYSE:CIEN), we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 101 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 3 contract(s) at a $420.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.2K, with a price of $9735.0 per contract. There were 20 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 34 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For DELL (NYSE:DELL), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 10 day(s) on October 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 19 contract(s) at a $470.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 17 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $115.1K, with a price of $6065.0 per contract. There were 84 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 20 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding COHR (NYSE:COHR), we observe a put option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 101 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 3 contract(s) at a $370.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.6K, with a price of $9212.0 per contract. There were 53 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 20 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding GLW (NYSE:GLW), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 164 day(s) on March 19, 2027. Parties traded 13 contract(s) at a $220.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $53.6K, with a price of $4125.0 per contract. There were 289 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 17 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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