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title: "10 Information Technology Stocks Whale Activity In Today's Session"
description: "Today's whale activity in Information Technology stocks reveals significant trading opportunities. Notable options activity includes bearish put sweeps for NVDA and AAPL, and bullish put trades for PL"
type: "news"
locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/254219149.md"
published_at: "2025-08-22T17:35:24.000Z"
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# 10 Information Technology Stocks Whale Activity In Today's Session

> Today's whale activity in Information Technology stocks reveals significant trading opportunities. Notable options activity includes bearish put sweeps for NVDA and AAPL, and bullish put trades for PLTR and MSTR. Other highlights include bearish call sweeps for IBM and RIOT, and a neutral call trade for PANW. The data indicates a divergence in market estimations, suggesting potential volatility in option prices. Traders are advised to monitor these movements closely for strategic trading decisions.

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.

Below are some instances of options activity happening in the Information Technology sector:

**Symbol**

**PUT/CALL**

**Trade Type**

**Sentiment**

**Exp. Date**

**Strike Price**

**Total Trade Price**

**Open Interest**

**Volume**

NVDA

PUT

SWEEP

BEARISH

08/22/25

$177.50

$210.2K

26.9K

51.2K

PLTR

PUT

TRADE

BULLISH

08/22/25

$160.00

$26.1K

12.5K

44.1K

AMD

CALL

SWEEP

BULLISH

08/22/25

$172.50

$34.8K

2.7K

15.0K

AAPL

CALL

SWEEP

BEARISH

08/22/25

$230.00

$38.8K

14.8K

4.9K

COMM

CALL

SWEEP

BEARISH

09/19/25

$16.00

$29.4K

19.4K

3.5K

PANW

CALL

TRADE

NEUTRAL

08/22/25

$177.50

$29.6K

3.2K

1.8K

MSTR

PUT

SWEEP

BULLISH

08/29/25

$350.00

$36.7K

4.0K

1.1K

IBM

CALL

TRADE

BEARISH

09/19/25

$250.00

$34.4K

5.2K

1.0K

RIOT

CALL

SWEEP

BEARISH

01/16/26

$12.00

$85.3K

23.2K

652

APP

CALL

SWEEP

BEARISH

08/22/25

$410.00

$360.0K

35

612

## Explanation

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

• For **NVDA** (NASDAQ:NVDA), we notice a **put** option **sweep** that happens to be **bearish**, is expiring today. Parties traded **838** contract(s) at a **$177.50** strike. This particular put needed to be split into 25 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$210.2K**, with a price of **$250.0** per contract. There were **26986** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **51231** contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For **PLTR** (NASDAQ:PLTR), we notice a **put** option **trade** that happens to be **bullish**, is expiring today. Parties traded **100** contract(s) at a **$160.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$26.1K**, with a price of **$261.0** per contract. There were **12585** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **44166** contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For **AMD** (NASDAQ:AMD), we notice a **call** option **sweep** that happens to be **bullish**, is expiring today. Parties traded **197** contract(s) at a **$172.50** strike. This particular call needed to be split into 11 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$34.8K**, with a price of **$177.0** per contract. There were **2730** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **15055** contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For **AAPL** (NASDAQ:AAPL), we notice a **call** option **sweep** that happens to be **bearish**, is expiring today. Parties traded **105** contract(s) at a **$230.00** 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 **$38.8K**, with a price of **$370.0** per contract. There were **14840** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **4995** contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding **COMM** (NASDAQ:COMM), we observe a **call** option **sweep** with **bearish** sentiment. It expires in 28 day(s) on **September 19, 2025**. Parties traded **327** contract(s) at a **$16.00** 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 **$29.4K**, with a price of **$90.0** per contract. There were **19480** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **3589** contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For **PANW** (NASDAQ:PANW), we notice a **call** option **trade** that happens to be **neutral**, is expiring today. Parties traded **38** contract(s) at a **$177.50** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$29.6K**, with a price of **$780.0** per contract. There were **3206** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **1834** contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding **MSTR** (NASDAQ:MSTR), we observe a **put** option **sweep** with **bullish** sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on **August 29, 2025**. Parties traded **34** contract(s) at a **$350.00** strike. This particular put needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$36.7K**, with a price of **$1080.0** per contract. There were **4028** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **1122** contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For **IBM** (NYSE:IBM), we notice a **call** option **trade** that happens to be **bearish**, expiring in 28 day(s) on **September 19, 2025**. This event was a transfer of **100** contract(s) at a **$250.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$34.4K**, with a price of **$344.0** per contract. There were **5239** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **1018** contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For **RIOT** (NASDAQ:RIOT), we notice a **call** option **sweep** that happens to be **bearish**, expiring in 147 day(s) on **January 16, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **360** contract(s) at a **$12.00** strike. This particular call needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$85.3K**, with a price of **$237.0** per contract. There were **23278** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **652** contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For **APP** (NASDAQ:APP), we notice a **call** option **sweep** that happens to be **bearish**, is expiring today. Parties traded **400** contract(s) at a **$410.00** strike. This particular call needed to be split into 21 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$360.0K**, with a price of **$900.0** per contract. There were **35** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **612** 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 about unusual options activity.

This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

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