--- title: "10 Information Technology Stocks Whale Activity In Today's Session" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/286950877.md" description: "Today's whale activity in Information Technology stocks reveals significant trading opportunities. Notable options include NVDA and AVGO with bearish sentiment, while POET and DOCU show bullish trends. MSFT has a bullish put option, and CIFR also indicates bullish sentiment. Other stocks like ARM and NOW exhibit bearish activity. This data highlights the fluctuating market dynamics and potential investment strategies." datetime: "2026-05-19T17:35:25.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/286950877.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286950877.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/286950877.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. 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 CALL SWEEP BEARISH 05/22/26 $225.00 $40.9K 30.5K 46.5K AVGO CALL TRADE BEARISH 05/22/26 $440.00 $65.5K 4.1K 8.1K POET CALL TRADE BULLISH 05/22/26 $13.00 $52.0K 1.5K 7.6K MSFT PUT SWEEP BULLISH 05/20/26 $410.00 $37.7K 1.0K 7.0K U PUT TRADE BEARISH 05/22/26 $25.50 $26.4K 179 3.8K ARM CALL TRADE BEARISH 05/29/26 $250.00 $99.0K 788 2.8K CIFR PUT TRADE BULLISH 05/22/26 $20.00 $96.7K 2.4K 1.8K NOW CALL SWEEP BEARISH 05/22/26 $103.00 $27.7K 2.1K 1.5K ASML PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 06/18/26 $1450.00 $33.5K 1.9K 1.1K DOCU CALL SWEEP BULLISH 06/18/26 $60.00 $60.8K 3.4K 867 ## Explanation These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table. • Regarding **NVDA** (NASDAQ:NVDA), we observe a **call** option **sweep** with **bearish** sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on **May 22, 2026**. Parties traded **63** contract(s) at a **$225.00** 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 **$40.9K**, with a price of **$650.0** per contract. There were **30534** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **46581** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **AVGO** (NASDAQ:AVGO), we observe a **call** option **trade** with **bearish** sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on **May 22, 2026**. Parties traded **345** contract(s) at a **$440.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$65.5K**, with a price of **$190.0** per contract. There were **4198** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **8171** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **POET** (NASDAQ:POET), we notice a **call** option **trade** that happens to be **bullish**, expiring in 3 day(s) on **May 22, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **400** contract(s) at a **$13.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$52.0K**, with a price of **$130.0** per contract. There were **1567** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **7659** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **MSFT** (NASDAQ:MSFT), we observe a **put** option **sweep** with **bullish** sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on **May 20, 2026**. Parties traded **740** contract(s) at a **$410.00** 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 **$37.7K**, with a price of **$51.0** per contract. There were **1034** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **7051** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **U** (NYSE:U), we notice a **put** option **trade** that happens to be **bearish**, expiring in 3 day(s) on **May 22, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **441** contract(s) at a **$25.50** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$26.4K**, with a price of **$60.0** per contract. There were **179** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **3818** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **ARM** (NASDAQ:ARM), we notice a **call** option **trade** that happens to be **bearish**, expiring in 10 day(s) on **May 29, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **220** contract(s) at a **$250.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$99.0K**, with a price of **$450.0** per contract. There were **788** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **2873** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **CIFR** (NASDAQ:CIFR), we observe a **put** option **trade** with **bullish** sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on **May 22, 2026**. Parties traded **576** contract(s) at a **$20.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$96.7K**, with a price of **$168.0** per contract. There were **2410** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **1807** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **NOW** (NYSE:NOW), we notice a **call** option **sweep** that happens to be **bearish**, expiring in 3 day(s) on **May 22, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **100** contract(s) at a **$103.00** strike. This particular call needed to be split into 13 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$27.7K**, with a price of **$277.0** per contract. There were **2139** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **1565** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **ASML** (NASDAQ:ASML), we observe a **put** option **trade** with **neutral** sentiment. It expires in 30 day(s) on **June 18, 2026**. Parties traded **5** contract(s) at a **$1450.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$33.5K**, with a price of **$6710.0** per contract. There were **1963** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **1155** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **DOCU** (NASDAQ:DOCU), we observe a **call** option **sweep** with **bullish** sentiment. It expires in 30 day(s) on **June 18, 2026**. Parties traded **675** contract(s) at a **$60.00** 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 **$60.8K**, with a price of **$90.0** per contract. There were **3411** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **867** 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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