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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARA | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 12/29/23 | $26.00 | $36.2K | 7.2K | 13.1K |
| NVDA | PUT | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 12/29/23 | $495.00 | $29.1K | 3.7K | 11.3K |
| MSFT | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 12/29/23 | $375.00 | $28.6K | 17.1K | 9.9K |
| AAPL | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/19/24 | $145.00 | $63.3K | 15.8K | 2.0K |
| INTC | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 07/19/24 | $65.00 | $32.6K | 1.9K | 1.4K |
| ANSS | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/19/24 | $310.00 | $232.6K | 1.7K | 800 |
| AMD | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 01/12/24 | $142.00 | $44.5K | 94 | 530 |
| SEDG | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 03/15/24 | $95.00 | $327.5K | 251 | 257 |
| WOLF | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 04/19/24 | $40.00 | $30.1K | 25 | 75 |
| PANW | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 12/29/23 | $285.00 | $30.0K | 261 | 43 |
Explanation
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.
• Regarding MARA (NASDAQ:MARA), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on December 29, 2023. Parties traded 190 contract(s) at a $26.00 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 $36.2K, with a price of $191.0 per contract. There were 7278 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 13188 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding NVDA (NASDAQ:NVDA), we observe a put option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on December 29, 2023. Parties traded 45 contract(s) at a $495.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.1K, with a price of $648.0 per contract. There were 3757 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 11305 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For MSFT (NASDAQ:MSFT), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 3 day(s) on December 29, 2023. This event was a transfer of 112 contract(s) at a $375.00 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 $28.6K, with a price of $255.0 per contract. There were 17150 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 9916 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding AAPL (NASDAQ:AAPL), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 24 day(s) on January 19, 2024. Parties traded 13 contract(s) at a $145.00 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 $63.3K, with a price of $4875.0 per contract. There were 15890 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2038 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For INTC (NASDAQ:INTC), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 206 day(s) on July 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 215 contract(s) at a $65.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.6K, with a price of $152.0 per contract. There were 1951 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1415 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For ANSS (NASDAQ:ANSS), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 24 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 47 contract(s) at a $310.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 9 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $232.6K, with a price of $4950.0 per contract. There were 1786 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 800 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For AMD (NASDAQ:AMD), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 17 day(s) on January 12, 2024. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $142.00 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 $44.5K, with a price of $445.0 per contract. There were 94 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 530 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For SEDG (NASDAQ:SEDG), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 80 day(s) on March 15, 2024. This event was a transfer of 250 contract(s) at a $95.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $327.5K, with a price of $1310.0 per contract. There were 251 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 257 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding WOLF (NYSE:WOLF), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 115 day(s) on April 19, 2024. Parties traded 75 contract(s) at a $40.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.1K, with a price of $410.0 per contract. There were 25 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 75 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For PANW (NASDAQ:PANW), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 3 day(s) on December 29, 2023. This event was a transfer of 20 contract(s) at a $285.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.0K, with a price of $1500.0 per contract. There were 261 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 43 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.
For more information, visit our Guide to Understanding Options Alerts or read more news on unusual options activity.
This article was generated by Benzinga’s automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.
