--- title: "10 Information Technology Stocks Whale Activity In Today's Session" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/270867212.md" description: "The article discusses significant options trading activity, known as whale activity, in the IT sector. It highlights various stocks like NVDA, PLTR, INTC, AMD, BMNR, RGTI, APLD, AVGO, and MSFT, detailing the sentiment (bullish, bearish, neutral) and specifics of each trade, such as expiration dates, strike prices, and trade volumes. This information helps traders identify potential trading opportunities by analyzing deviations in market estimations of options." datetime: "2025-12-26T17:35:16.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/270867212.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/270867212.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/270867212.md) --- > Supported Languages: [简体中文](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/270867212.md) | [繁體中文](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/270867212.md) # 10 Information Technology Stocks Whale Activity In Today's Session 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 SWEEP BEARISH 12/26/25 $190.00 $29.7K 65.1K 192.2K PLTR CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/02/26 $200.00 $32.5K 45.9K 21.5K INTC CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/16/26 $40.00 $38.8K 99.1K 2.2K AMD PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 01/02/26 $215.00 $29.6K 1.2K 1.4K BMNR CALL TRADE BULLISH 06/18/26 $30.00 $75.5K 4.3K 1.2K RGTI CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/16/26 $30.00 $88.2K 14.3K 1.1K APLD CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/16/26 $25.00 $48.1K 7.9K 1.0K AVGO PUT TRADE BEARISH 02/20/26 $300.00 $404.0K 8.9K 907 MSFT CALL SWEEP BULLISH 01/16/26 $505.00 $135.5K 6.1K 878 MU CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/15/27 $500.00 $278.0K 267 796 ## Explanation These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table. • For **NVDA** (NASDAQ:NVDA), we notice a **call** option **sweep** that happens to be **bearish**, is expiring today. Parties traded **291** contract(s) at a **$190.00** strike. This particular call needed to be split into 33 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$29.7K**, with a price of **$102.0** per contract. There were **65175** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **192238** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **PLTR** (NASDAQ:PLTR), we notice a **call** option **sweep** that happens to be **bearish**, expiring in 7 day(s) on **January 2, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **500** contract(s) at a **$200.00** strike. This particular call needed to be split into 25 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$32.5K**, with a price of **$65.0** per contract. There were **45946** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **21546** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **INTC** (NASDAQ:INTC), we notice a **call** option **sweep** that happens to be **bullish**, expiring in 21 day(s) on **January 16, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **864** contract(s) at a **$40.00** 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 **$38.8K**, with a price of **$45.0** per contract. There were **99150** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **2231** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **AMD** (NASDAQ:AMD), we observe a **put** option **trade** with **neutral** sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on **January 2, 2026**. Parties traded **78** contract(s) at a **$215.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$29.6K**, with a price of **$380.0** per contract. There were **1252** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **1449** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **BMNR** (AMEX:BMNR), we notice a **call** option **trade** that happens to be **bullish**, expiring in 174 day(s) on **June 18, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **100** contract(s) at a **$30.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$75.5K**, with a price of **$755.0** per contract. There were **4302** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **1274** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **RGTI** (NASDAQ:RGTI), we notice a **call** option **sweep** that happens to be **bearish**, expiring in 21 day(s) on **January 16, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **2000** contract(s) at a **$30.00** strike. This particular call needed to be split into 46 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$88.2K**, with a price of **$44.0** per contract. There were **14368** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **1172** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **APLD** (NASDAQ:APLD), we observe a **call** option **trade** with **bullish** sentiment. It expires in 21 day(s) on **January 16, 2026**. Parties traded **199** contract(s) at a **$25.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$48.1K**, with a price of **$242.0** per contract. There were **7922** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **1031** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **AVGO** (NASDAQ:AVGO), we notice a **put** option **trade** that happens to be **bearish**, expiring in 56 day(s) on **February 20, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **800** contract(s) at a **$300.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$404.0K**, with a price of **$505.0** per contract. There were **8953** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **907** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **MSFT** (NASDAQ:MSFT), we notice a **call** option **sweep** that happens to be **bullish**, expiring in 21 day(s) on **January 16, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **500** contract(s) at a **$505.00** strike. This particular call needed to be split into 25 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$135.5K**, with a price of **$271.0** per contract. There were **6164** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **878** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **MU** (NASDAQ:MU), we observe a **call** option **trade** with **bearish** sentiment. It expires in 385 day(s) on **January 15, 2027**. Parties traded **100** contract(s) at a **$500.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$278.0K**, with a price of **$2780.0** per contract. There were **267** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **796** 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. 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