--- title: "10 Information Technology Stocks Whale Activity In Today’s Session" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/292936528.md" description: "Benzinga reports significant whale options activity in Information Technology stocks. Bullish call sweeps were observed for MSFT, INTC, SKHY, AAPL, IBM, MU, and SNDK, indicating strong buying interest. Conversely, NBIS saw a bearish put sweep, while QUBT exhibited a bullish put sweep. These large-volume trades suggest potential market movements and trading opportunities based on institutional sentiment." datetime: "2026-07-16T17:35:22.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/292936528.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/292936528.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/292936528.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** MSFT CALL SWEEP BULLISH 07/17/26 $405.00 $29.2K 9.0K 30.0K INTC CALL SWEEP BULLISH 07/17/26 $105.00 $42.2K 9.9K 15.9K SKHY CALL SWEEP BULLISH 07/17/26 $170.00 $38.9K 1.8K 9.4K AAPL CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 08/21/26 $330.00 $150.1K 23.3K 8.6K IBM CALL TRADE BULLISH 07/17/26 $210.00 $50.6K 922 5.9K NBIS PUT SWEEP BEARISH 07/17/26 $170.00 $47.4K 20.7K 4.8K MU CALL TRADE BULLISH 07/17/26 $855.00 $42.4K 80 3.7K SNDK CALL SWEEP BULLISH 07/17/26 $1500.00 $27.5K 525 3.1K QUBT PUT SWEEP BULLISH 11/20/26 $9.00 $53.4K 566 2.8K AAOI PUT SWEEP BEARISH 01/15/27 $25.00 $120.0K 2.9K 2.2K ## Explanation These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table. • For **MSFT** (NASDAQ:MSFT), we notice a **call** option **sweep** that happens to be **bullish**, expiring in 1 day(s) on **July 17, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **100** contract(s) at a **$405.00** 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 **$29.2K**, with a price of **$293.0** per contract. There were **9030** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **30018** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **INTC** (NASDAQ:INTC), we notice a **call** option **sweep** that happens to be **bullish**, expiring in 1 day(s) on **July 17, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **2226** contract(s) at a **$105.00** strike. This particular call needed to be split into 82 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$42.2K**, with a price of **$19.0** per contract. There were **9986** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **15926** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **SKHY** (NASDAQ:SKHY), we observe a **call** option **sweep** with **bullish** sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on **July 17, 2026**. Parties traded **300** contract(s) at a **$170.00** 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 **$38.9K**, with a price of **$130.0** per contract. There were **1876** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **9479** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **AAPL** (NASDAQ:AAPL), we observe a **call** option **sweep** with **neutral** sentiment. It expires in 36 day(s) on **August 21, 2026**. Parties traded **105** contract(s) at a **$330.00** strike. This particular call needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$150.1K**, with a price of **$1435.0** per contract. There were **23315** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **8635** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **IBM** (NYSE:IBM), we observe a **call** option **trade** with **bullish** sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on **July 17, 2026**. Parties traded **60** contract(s) at a **$210.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$50.6K**, with a price of **$845.0** per contract. There were **922** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **5974** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **NBIS** (NASDAQ:NBIS), we observe a **put** option **sweep** with **bearish** sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on **July 17, 2026**. Parties traded **102** contract(s) at a **$170.00** strike. This particular put needed to be split into 21 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$47.4K**, with a price of **$465.0** per contract. There were **20712** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **4848** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **MU** (NASDAQ:MU), we notice a **call** option **trade** that happens to be **bullish**, expiring in 1 day(s) on **July 17, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **25** contract(s) at a **$855.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$42.4K**, with a price of **$1696.0** per contract. There were **80** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **3705** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **SNDK** (NASDAQ:SNDK), we notice a **call** option **sweep** that happens to be **bullish**, expiring in 1 day(s) on **July 17, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **11** contract(s) at a **$1500.00** 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 **$27.5K**, with a price of **$2505.0** per contract. There were **525** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **3141** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **QUBT** (NASDAQ:QUBT), we observe a **put** option **sweep** with **bullish** sentiment. It expires in 127 day(s) on **November 20, 2026**. Parties traded **200** contract(s) at a **$9.00** strike. This particular put needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$53.4K**, with a price of **$267.0** per contract. There were **566** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **2890** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **AAOI** (NASDAQ:AAOI), we notice a **put** option **sweep** that happens to be **bearish**, expiring in 183 day(s) on **January 15, 2027**. This event was a transfer of **1000** contract(s) at a **$25.00** 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 **$120.0K**, with a price of **$120.0** per contract. There were **2954** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **2250** 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 news on unusual options activity. 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