--- title: "10 Information Technology Stocks Whale Activity In Today’s Session" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/293784732.md" description: "Benzinga tracked significant options activity in the Information Technology sector, highlighting 'whale' trades for stocks including NVDA, MSTR, SMCI, NOK, SNDK, CRM, LRCX, TSM, and MU. The report details specific call and put sweeps and trades, noting sentiments such as bearish calls on NVDA and MSTR, and bullish puts on MU. These transactions involve substantial volumes and open interest, offering insights into potential market movements driven by large institutional players." datetime: "2026-07-24T17:35:31.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/293784732.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/293784732.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/293784732.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # 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 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 | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 07/24/26 | $210.00 | $25.1K | 83.7K | 481.7K | | MSTR | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 07/31/26 | $96.50 | $37.5K | 138 | 15.3K | | SMCI | PUT | TRADE | BEARISH | 07/24/26 | $32.00 | $27.2K | 3.1K | 5.5K | | NOK | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 08/21/26 | $10.00 | $42.1K | 28.7K | 3.4K | | SNDK | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 07/31/26 | $1500.00 | $55.0K | 3.6K | 2.6K | | CRM | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 08/21/26 | $170.00 | $31.4K | 5.8K | 2.1K | | LRCX | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 07/31/26 | $332.50 | $27.7K | 23 | 2.0K | | TSM | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 07/31/26 | $410.00 | $26.5K | 2.8K | 1.6K | | MU | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 07/29/26 | $750.00 | $173.2K | 481 | 1.5K | | AMD | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 07/27/26 | $540.00 | $25.0K | 444 | 1.0K | ## 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 **298** contract(s) at a **$210.00** 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 **$25.1K**, with a price of **$84.0** per contract. There were **83743** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **481744** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **MSTR** (NASDAQ:MSTR), we observe a **call** option **sweep** with **bearish** sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on **July 31, 2026**. Parties traded **121** contract(s) at a **$96.50** 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 **$37.5K**, with a price of **$310.0** per contract. There were **138** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **15360** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **SMCI** (NASDAQ:SMCI), we notice a **put** option **trade** that happens to be **bearish**, is expiring today. Parties traded **250** contract(s) at a **$32.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$27.2K**, with a price of **$109.0** per contract. There were **3131** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **5586** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **NOK** (NYSE:NOK), we observe a **call** option **sweep** with **bullish** sentiment. It expires in 28 day(s) on **August 21, 2026**. Parties traded **1000** contract(s) at a **$10.00** strike. This particular call needed to be split into 49 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$42.1K**, with a price of **$42.0** per contract. There were **28715** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **3413** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **SNDK** (NASDAQ:SNDK), we notice a **put** option **trade** that happens to be **bullish**, expiring in 7 day(s) on **July 31, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **5** contract(s) at a **$1500.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$55.0K**, with a price of **$11000.0** per contract. There were **3692** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **2604** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **CRM** (NYSE:CRM), we notice a **call** option **trade** that happens to be **bearish**, expiring in 28 day(s) on **August 21, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **61** contract(s) at a **$170.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$31.4K**, with a price of **$515.0** per contract. There were **5839** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **2173** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **LRCX** (NASDAQ:LRCX), we observe a **call** option **trade** with **bearish** sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on **July 31, 2026**. Parties traded **24** contract(s) at a **$332.50** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$27.7K**, with a price of **$1155.0** per contract. There were **23** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **2049** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **TSM** (NYSE:TSM), we observe a **call** option **trade** with **bearish** sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on **July 31, 2026**. Parties traded **25** contract(s) at a **$410.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$26.5K**, with a price of **$1060.0** per contract. There were **2824** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **1620** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **MU** (NASDAQ:MU), we notice a **put** option **sweep** that happens to be **bullish**, expiring in 5 day(s) on **July 29, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **502** contract(s) at a **$750.00** strike. This particular put needed to be split into 43 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$173.2K**, with a price of **$345.0** per contract. There were **481** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **1590** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **AMD** (NASDAQ:AMD), we notice a **call** option **trade** that happens to be **bullish**, expiring in 3 day(s) on **July 27, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **30** contract(s) at a **$540.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$25.0K**, with a price of **$834.0** per contract. There were **444** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **1075** 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. 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