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
NVDA PUT SWEEP BULLISH 10/09/26 $230.00 $58.1K 34.4K 70.6K
MU PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 10/09/26 $1000.00 $37.6K 5.8K 14.3K
WULF CALL TRADE BULLISH 10/16/26 $13.50 $49.0K 154 10.9K
IREN PUT SWEEP BULLISH 10/16/26 $35.00 $45.4K 12.9K 9.7K
CRWD PUT TRADE BULLISH 10/09/26 $255.00 $25.1K 2.3K 6.0K
AVGO CALL TRADE BEARISH 11/20/26 $400.00 $69.4K 13.0K 5.6K
SNDK PUT SWEEP BULLISH 10/09/26 $1600.00 $32.1K 2.1K 4.9K
CBRS PUT SWEEP NEUTRAL 10/09/26 $165.00 $41.8K 1.6K 4.6K
HUT CALL TRADE BEARISH 12/18/26 $90.00 $85.4K 2.1K 4.4K
ORCL CALL TRADE BEARISH 11/20/26 $160.00 $67.6K 13.1K 4.2K

Explanation

These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.

• Regarding NVDA (NASDAQ:NVDA), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on October 9, 2026. Parties traded 370 contract(s) at a $230.00 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 $58.1K, with a price of $158.0 per contract. There were 34418 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 70629 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For MU (NASDAQ:MU), we notice a put option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 1 day(s) on October 9, 2026. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $1000.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $37.6K, with a price of $188.0 per contract. There were 5815 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 14367 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For WULF (NASDAQ:WULF), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 8 day(s) on October 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 1000 contract(s) at a $13.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $49.0K, with a price of $49.0 per contract. There were 154 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 10977 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For IREN (NASDAQ:IREN), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 8 day(s) on October 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 372 contract(s) at a $35.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 10 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $45.4K, with a price of $122.0 per contract. There were 12932 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 9779 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CRWD (NASDAQ:CRWD), we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on October 9, 2026. Parties traded 441 contract(s) at a $255.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.1K, with a price of $57.0 per contract. There were 2313 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 6095 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding AVGO (NASDAQ:AVGO), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 43 day(s) on November 20, 2026. Parties traded 92 contract(s) at a $400.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $69.4K, with a price of $755.0 per contract. There were 13091 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5680 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SNDK (NASDAQ:SNDK), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 1 day(s) on October 9, 2026. This event was a transfer of 15 contract(s) at a $1600.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 13 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.1K, with a price of $2130.0 per contract. There were 2148 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4909 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CBRS (NASDAQ:CBRS), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 1 day(s) on October 9, 2026. This event was a transfer of 121 contract(s) at a $165.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $41.8K, with a price of $354.0 per contract. There were 1647 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4677 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding HUT (NASDAQ:HUT), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 71 day(s) on December 18, 2026. Parties traded 96 contract(s) at a $90.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $85.4K, with a price of $890.0 per contract. There were 2114 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4492 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For ORCL (NYSE:ORCL), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 43 day(s) on November 20, 2026. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $160.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $67.6K, with a price of $338.0 per contract. There were 13126 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4247 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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