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title: "10 Information Technology Stocks With Whale Alerts In Today's Session"
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description: "Today's whale alerts in the Information Technology sector highlight significant options activity. Notable trades include bearish call sweeps for MSFT and ORCL, a neutral call for NOW, and bullish activity for POET and PLTR. Other trades show bearish sentiment for MU, MRVL, and SNDK. These alerts can guide traders in identifying potential trading opportunities based on large transactions by influential market players."
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# 10 Information Technology Stocks With Whale Alerts 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.

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**

MSFT

CALL

SWEEP

BEARISH

05/18/26

$425.00

$33.3K

2.9K

97.2K

NOW

CALL

SWEEP

NEUTRAL

05/22/26

$110.00

$63.4K

4.5K

50.4K

NOK

CALL

SWEEP

BEARISH

06/18/26

$15.00

$34.0K

128.8K

10.4K

POET

CALL

SWEEP

BULLISH

07/17/26

$25.00

$127.6K

4.9K

7.0K

ORCL

CALL

TRADE

BEARISH

05/22/26

$195.00

$25.8K

4.6K

3.4K

MU

PUT

TRADE

BEARISH

05/22/26

$690.00

$40.7K

1.7K

3.3K

MRVL

PUT

TRADE

BEARISH

05/22/26

$167.50

$69.0K

1.8K

2.6K

BB

CALL

TRADE

BULLISH

01/15/27

$6.00

$189.0K

334

2.4K

SNDK

PUT

TRADE

BEARISH

05/22/26

$1200.00

$57.8K

1.5K

1.4K

PLTR

CALL

TRADE

BULLISH

06/18/26

$135.00

$204.4K

6.8K

1.3K

## Explanation

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

• For **MSFT** (NASDAQ:MSFT), we notice a **call** option **sweep** that happens to be **bearish**, is expiring today. Parties traded **648** contract(s) at a **$425.00** strike. This particular call needed to be split into 10 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$33.3K**, with a price of **$50.0** per contract. There were **2924** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **97267** contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For **NOW** (NYSE:NOW), we notice a **call** option **sweep** that happens to be **neutral**, expiring in 4 day(s) on **May 22, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **404** contract(s) at a **$110.00** 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 **$63.4K**, with a price of **$157.0** per contract. There were **4514** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **50426** contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For **NOK** (NYSE:NOK), we notice a **call** option **sweep** that happens to be **bearish**, expiring in 31 day(s) on **June 18, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **500** contract(s) at a **$15.00** 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 **$34.0K**, with a price of **$68.0** per contract. There were **128823** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **10446** contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For **POET** (NASDAQ:POET), we notice a **call** option **sweep** that happens to be **bullish**, expiring in 60 day(s) on **July 17, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **1064** contract(s) at a **$25.00** strike. This particular call needed to be split into 22 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$127.6K**, with a price of **$120.0** per contract. There were **4994** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **7056** contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding **ORCL** (NYSE:ORCL), we observe a **call** option **trade** with **bearish** sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on **May 22, 2026**. Parties traded **100** contract(s) at a **$195.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$25.8K**, with a price of **$258.0** per contract. There were **4603** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **3442** contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding **MU** (NASDAQ:MU), we observe a **put** option **trade** with **bearish** sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on **May 22, 2026**. Parties traded **11** contract(s) at a **$690.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$40.7K**, with a price of **$3700.0** per contract. There were **1740** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **3397** contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding **MRVL** (NASDAQ:MRVL), we observe a **put** option **trade** with **bearish** sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on **May 22, 2026**. Parties traded **100** contract(s) at a **$167.50** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$69.0K**, with a price of **$690.0** per contract. There were **1833** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **2692** contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For **BB** (NYSE:BB), we notice a **call** option **trade** that happens to be **bullish**, expiring in 242 day(s) on **January 15, 2027**. This event was a transfer of **1000** contract(s) at a **$6.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$189.0K**, with a price of **$189.0** per contract. There were **334** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **2431** contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding **SNDK** (NASDAQ:SNDK), we observe a **put** option **trade** with **bearish** sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on **May 22, 2026**. Parties traded **20** contract(s) at a **$1200.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$57.8K**, with a price of **$2890.0** per contract. There were **1533** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **1444** contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding **PLTR** (NASDAQ:PLTR), we observe a **call** option **trade** with **bullish** sentiment. It expires in 31 day(s) on **June 18, 2026**. Parties traded **282** contract(s) at a **$135.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$204.4K**, with a price of **$725.0** per contract. There were **6803** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **1347** 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, 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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