--- title: "10 Information Technology Stocks Whale Activity In Today’s Session" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/296642367.md" description: "Benzinga tracked significant options activity in ten Information Technology stocks today. Notable trades include bearish call options on MSFT and MSTR, bullish calls on PLTR and NVDA, and a large bullish put sweep on NVTS. These 'whale' alerts highlight divergences between market estimation and normal option values, offering traders potential opportunities based on abnormal trading volumes and sentiment shifts across the sector." datetime: "2026-08-21T17:35:18.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/296642367.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296642367.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/296642367.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. 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 | TRADE | BEARISH | 08/21/26 | $480.00 | $2.4 million | 23.6K | 9.6K | | BMNR | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 08/28/26 | $22.00 | $31.4K | 8.9K | 6.1K | | SNDK | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 08/21/26 | $1610.00 | $32.8K | 802 | 5.4K | | NVTS | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 10/16/26 | $13.00 | $512.9K | 1 | 2.9K | | PLTR | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 09/18/26 | $175.00 | $475.3K | 7.7K | 2.5K | | NVDA | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 08/28/26 | $205.00 | $32.0K | 3.9K | 1.9K | | POET | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/18/26 | $10.00 | $30.2K | 3.8K | 1.5K | | MSTR | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 08/21/26 | $97.50 | $66.4K | 15.6K | 1.5K | | ENPH | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 12/18/26 | $75.00 | $33.4K | 811 | 1.4K | | MRVL | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 10/16/26 | $200.00 | $117.0K | 2.3K | 711 | ## Explanation These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table. • For **MSFT** (NASDAQ:MSFT), we notice a **call** option **trade** that happens to be **bearish**, is expiring today. Parties traded **5739** contract(s) at a **$480.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$2.4 million**, with a price of **$420.0** per contract. There were **23676** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **9613** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **BMNR** (NYSE:BMNR), we observe a **call** option **sweep** with **bearish** sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on **August 28, 2026**. Parties traded **185** contract(s) at a **$22.00** strike. This particular call needed to be split into 14 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$31.4K**, with a price of **$170.0** per contract. There were **8957** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **6156** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **SNDK** (NASDAQ:SNDK), we notice a **call** option **sweep** that happens to be **bullish**, is expiring today. Parties traded **82** contract(s) at a **$1610.00** strike. This particular call needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$32.8K**, with a price of **$402.0** per contract. There were **802** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **5446** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **NVTS** (NASDAQ:NVTS), we observe a **put** option **sweep** with **bullish** sentiment. It expires in 56 day(s) on **October 16, 2026**. Parties traded **2848** contract(s) at a **$13.00** strike. This particular put needed to be split into 16 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$512.9K**, with a price of **$180.0** per contract. There were **1** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **2904** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **PLTR** (NASDAQ:PLTR), we notice a **call** option **sweep** that happens to be **bullish**, expiring in 28 day(s) on **September 18, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **388** contract(s) at a **$175.00** 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 **$475.3K**, with a price of **$1225.0** per contract. There were **7798** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **2560** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **NVDA** (NASDAQ:NVDA), we observe a **call** option **trade** with **bullish** sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on **August 28, 2026**. Parties traded **25** contract(s) at a **$205.00** strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$32.0K**, with a price of **$1283.0** per contract. There were **3974** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **1911** contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding **POET** (NASDAQ:POET), we observe a **call** option **sweep** with **bearish** sentiment. It expires in 28 day(s) on **September 18, 2026**. Parties traded **975** contract(s) at a **$10.00** 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 **$30.2K**, with a price of **$31.0** per contract. There were **3857** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **1597** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **MSTR** (NASDAQ:MSTR), we notice a **call** option **sweep** that happens to be **bearish**, is expiring today. Parties traded **29** contract(s) at a **$97.50** 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 **$66.4K**, with a price of **$2290.0** per contract. There were **15617** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **1517** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **ENPH** (NASDAQ:ENPH), we notice a **call** option **sweep** that happens to be **neutral**, expiring in 119 day(s) on **December 18, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **417** contract(s) at a **$75.00** strike. This particular call needed to be split into 12 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was **$33.4K**, with a price of **$81.0** per contract. There were **811** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **1420** contract(s) were bought and sold. • For **MRVL** (NASDAQ:MRVL), we notice a **put** option **sweep** that happens to be **bullish**, expiring in 56 day(s) on **October 16, 2026**. This event was a transfer of **100** contract(s) at a **$200.00** 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 **$117.0K**, with a price of **$1170.0** per contract. There were **2377** open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today **711** 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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