--- title: "10 Information Technology Stocks Whale Activity In Today’s Session" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/300713541.md" description: "Benzinga tracked significant options activity in the Information Technology sector, highlighting 'whale' trades for stocks including NVDA, MU, SNDK, MRVL, INTC, APLD, SNPS, CIFR, and AAOI. The data reveals mixed sentiments: bullish put sweeps on NVDA and APLD, alongside bearish call sweeps on MU, SNDK, MRVL, and INTC. Bullish call activity was also noted for SNPS, CIFR, and AAOI. These large-volume transactions suggest potential trading opportunities based on divergences between market estimation and normal option values." datetime: "2026-10-01T17:35:10.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/300713541.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/300713541.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/300713541.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 | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 10/02/26 | $230.00 | $25.5K | 22.5K | 113.7K | | MU | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 10/02/26 | $1100.00 | $26.7K | 13.4K | 47.9K | | SNDK | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 10/02/26 | $1800.00 | $26.1K | 2.0K | 8.1K | | MRVL | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 10/02/26 | $270.00 | $55.4K | 3.0K | 7.3K | | INTC | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 10/16/26 | $120.00 | $676.3K | 37.8K | 7.2K | | APLD | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 10/23/26 | $20.00 | $54.7K | 182 | 3.2K | | SNPS | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 10/02/26 | $500.00 | $28.2K | 65 | 2.7K | | CIFR | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/15/27 | $20.00 | $25.2K | 49.2K | 1.6K | | AAOI | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 10/09/26 | $110.00 | $72.0K | 598 | 1.5K | | SKHY | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 10/02/26 | $185.00 | $28.1K | 1.7K | 1.5K | ## Explanation These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table. • Regarding **NVDA** (NASDAQ:NVDA), we observe a **put** option **sweep** with **bullish** sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on **October 2, 2026**. Parties traded **206** contract(s) at a **$230.00** 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 **$25.5K**, with a price of **$124.0** per contract. There were **22577** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **113742** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **MU** (NASDAQ:MU), we observe a **call** option **sweep** with **bearish** sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on **October 2, 2026**. Parties traded **39** contract(s) at a **$1100.00** 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 **$26.7K**, with a price of **$693.0** per contract. There were **13408** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **47988** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **SNDK** (NASDAQ:SNDK), we observe a **call** option **trade** with **bearish** sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on **October 2, 2026**. Parties traded **10** contract(s) at a **$1800.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$26.1K**, with a price of **$2610.0** per contract. There were **2013** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **8111** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **MRVL** (NASDAQ:MRVL), we notice a **call** option **sweep** that happens to be **bearish**, expiring in 1 day(s) on **October 2, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **152** contract(s) at a **$270.00** 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 **$55.4K**, with a price of **$365.0** per contract. There were **3022** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **7326** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **INTC** (NASDAQ:INTC), we observe a **call** option **sweep** with **bearish** sentiment. It expires in 15 day(s) on **October 16, 2026**. Parties traded **946** contract(s) at a **$120.00** 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 **$676.3K**, with a price of **$715.0** per contract. There were **37825** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **7231** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **APLD** (NASDAQ:APLD), we observe a **put** option **sweep** with **bullish** sentiment. It expires in 22 day(s) on **October 23, 2026**. Parties traded **1094** contract(s) at a **$20.00** strike. This particular put needed to be split into 30 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$54.7K**, with a price of **$50.0** per contract. There were **182** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **3287** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **SNPS** (NASDAQ:SNPS), we observe a **call** option **sweep** with **bullish** sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on **October 2, 2026**. Parties traded **50** contract(s) at a **$500.00** strike. This particular call needed to be split into 19 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$28.2K**, with a price of **$551.0** per contract. There were **65** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **2778** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **CIFR** (NASDAQ:CIFR), we notice a **call** option **trade** that happens to be **bullish**, expiring in 106 day(s) on **January 15, 2027**. This event was a transfer of **140** contract(s) at a **$20.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$25.2K**, with a price of **$180.0** per contract. There were **49248** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **1682** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **AAOI** (NASDAQ:AAOI), we observe a **call** option **trade** with **bullish** sentiment. It expires in 8 day(s) on **October 9, 2026**. Parties traded **150** contract(s) at a **$110.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$72.0K**, with a price of **$480.0** per contract. There were **598** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **1593** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **SKHY** (NASDAQ:SKHY), we observe a **call** option **trade** with **bullish** sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on **October 2, 2026**. Parties traded **49** contract(s) at a **$185.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$28.1K**, with a price of **$575.0** per contract. There were **1778** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **1515** 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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