--- title: "10 Information Technology Stocks Whale Activity In Today’s Session" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/296523548.md" description: "Benzinga tracked significant options activity in the Information Technology sector, highlighting 'whale' transactions for stocks including SMCI, PATH, SHOP, LITE, GLW, GDS, PLTR, U, and INTC. The data reveals mixed sentiments: bullish call sweeps were noted for SHOP and PLTR, while bearish put sweeps occurred for SMCI and LITE. Other trades involved neutral or specific directional bets on long-dated options, offering traders insights into potential market movements based on large institutional positions." datetime: "2026-08-20T17:35:18.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/296523548.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296523548.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/296523548.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** SMCI PUT SWEEP BEARISH 08/21/26 $36.00 $34.6K 5.1K 6.2K PATH PUT TRADE BEARISH 01/21/28 $12.00 $522.0K 6.1K 5.0K SHOP CALL SWEEP BULLISH 09/18/26 $150.00 $131.4K 7.6K 3.4K LITE CALL SWEEP BEARISH 08/21/26 $880.00 $191.6K 1.3K 2.1K GLW CALL TRADE BEARISH 11/20/26 $170.00 $40.3K 529 2.0K GDS CALL TRADE NEUTRAL 01/21/28 $15.00 $40.4K 1.2K 2.0K PLTR CALL SWEEP BULLISH 12/18/26 $350.00 $49.9K 1.8K 1.8K U PUT TRADE BULLISH 11/20/26 $55.00 $56.5K 361 1.8K INTC PUT TRADE BULLISH 09/04/26 $92.00 $225.0K 297 1.4K BMNR PUT SWEEP BEARISH 01/15/27 $20.00 $34.3K 10.6K 1.0K ## Explanation These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table. • Regarding **SMCI** (NASDAQ:SMCI), we observe a **put** option **sweep** with **bearish** sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on **August 21, 2026**. Parties traded **578** contract(s) at a **$36.00** strike. This particular put needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$34.6K**, with a price of **$60.0** per contract. There were **5127** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **6280** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **PATH** (NYSE:PATH), we notice a **put** option **trade** that happens to be **bearish**, expiring in 519 day(s) on **January 21, 2028**. This event was a transfer of **2000** contract(s) at a **$12.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$522.0K**, with a price of **$261.0** per contract. There were **6159** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **5005** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **SHOP** (NASDAQ:SHOP), we notice a **call** option **sweep** that happens to be **bullish**, expiring in 29 day(s) on **September 18, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **212** contract(s) at a **$150.00** strike. This particular call needed to be split into 61 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$131.4K**, with a price of **$620.0** per contract. There were **7645** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **3443** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **LITE** (NASDAQ:LITE), we observe a **call** option **sweep** with **bearish** sentiment. It expires in 1 day(s) on **August 21, 2026**. Parties traded **138** contract(s) at a **$880.00** strike. This particular call needed to be split into 56 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$191.6K**, with a price of **$1378.0** per contract. There were **1379** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **2101** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **GLW** (NYSE:GLW), we notice a **call** option **trade** that happens to be **bearish**, expiring in 92 day(s) on **November 20, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **28** contract(s) at a **$170.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$40.3K**, with a price of **$1440.0** per contract. There were **529** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **2063** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **GDS** (NASDAQ:GDS), we observe a **call** option **trade** with **neutral** sentiment. It expires in 519 day(s) on **January 21, 2028**. Parties traded **20** contract(s) at a **$15.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$40.4K**, with a price of **$2020.0** per contract. There were **1233** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **2036** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **PLTR** (NASDAQ:PLTR), we notice a **call** option **sweep** that happens to be **bullish**, expiring in 120 day(s) on **December 18, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **768** contract(s) at a **$350.00** 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 **$49.9K**, with a price of **$65.0** per contract. There were **1853** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **1854** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **U** (NYSE:U), we observe a **put** option **trade** with **bullish** sentiment. It expires in 92 day(s) on **November 20, 2026**. Parties traded **50** contract(s) at a **$55.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$56.5K**, with a price of **$1130.0** per contract. There were **361** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **1824** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **INTC** (NASDAQ:INTC), we notice a **put** option **trade** that happens to be **bullish**, expiring in 15 day(s) on **September 4, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **500** contract(s) at a **$92.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$225.0K**, with a price of **$450.0** per contract. There were **297** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **1428** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **BMNR** (NYSE:BMNR), we notice a **put** option **sweep** that happens to be **bearish**, expiring in 148 day(s) on **January 15, 2027**. This event was a transfer of **101** contract(s) at a **$20.00** strike. This particular put needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$34.3K**, with a price of **$340.0** per contract. There were **10613** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **1049** 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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