10 Information Technology Stocks Whale Activity In Today’s Session
I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.Benzinga tracked significant options activity in ten Information Technology stocks today. Notable moves include a bearish put sweep on MU, a bearish call trade on INTC, and a bullish put trade on NVDA. Other activity involved neutral sentiment for FLEX and ADBE, bullish calls for MSTR and CRWV, neutral calls for SNDK, and a bearish put sweep on CRM. These 'whale' alerts highlight large institutional transactions potentially signaling future trading opportunities.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MU | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 08/24/26 | $905.00 | $36.0K | 412 | 14.3K |
| INTC | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 12/15/28 | $210.00 | $99.6K | 8.3K | 5.3K |
| FLEX | PUT | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 09/18/26 | $105.00 | $60.7K | 2.1K | 2.9K |
| NVDA | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 08/24/26 | $220.00 | $52.7K | 6.6K | 2.7K |
| MSTR | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 08/28/26 | $115.00 | $35.6K | 20.6K | 1.6K |
| CRWV | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 06/17/27 | $67.50 | $87.9K | 68 | 1.5K |
| SNDK | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 08/28/26 | $1550.00 | $71.8K | 353 | 1.5K |
| ADBE | PUT | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 09/18/26 | $270.00 | $26.2K | 688 | 1.4K |
| CRM | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 08/28/26 | $190.00 | $69.5K | 1.1K | 1.3K |
| AAPL | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/15/27 | $320.00 | $57.7K | 36.5K | 888 |
Explanation
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.
• For MU (NASDAQ:MU), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, is expiring today. Parties traded 201 contract(s) at a $905.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 11 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $36.0K, with a price of $179.0 per contract. There were 412 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 14308 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For INTC (NASDAQ:INTC), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 844 day(s) on December 15, 2028. This event was a transfer of 60 contract(s) at a $210.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $99.6K, with a price of $1660.0 per contract. There were 8350 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5385 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding FLEX (NASDAQ:FLEX), we observe a put option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 25 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $105.00 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 $60.7K, with a price of $600.0 per contract. There were 2135 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2902 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For NVDA (NASDAQ:NVDA), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, is expiring today. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $220.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $52.7K, with a price of $1055.0 per contract. There were 6645 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2757 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For MSTR (NASDAQ:MSTR), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 4 day(s) on August 28, 2026. This event was a transfer of 39 contract(s) at a $115.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.6K, with a price of $915.0 per contract. There were 20618 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1673 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For CRWV (NASDAQ:CRWV), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 297 day(s) on June 17, 2027. This event was a transfer of 26 contract(s) at a $67.50 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 $87.9K, with a price of $3384.0 per contract. There were 68 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1598 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding SNDK (NASDAQ:SNDK), we observe a call option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on August 28, 2026. Parties traded 25 contract(s) at a $1550.00 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 $71.8K, with a price of $2873.0 per contract. There were 353 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1562 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For ADBE (NASDAQ:ADBE), we notice a put option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 25 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 20 contract(s) at a $270.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.2K, with a price of $1310.0 per contract. There were 688 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1461 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding CRM (NYSE:CRM), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on August 28, 2026. Parties traded 421 contract(s) at a $190.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 109 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $69.5K, with a price of $165.0 per contract. There were 1165 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1368 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For AAPL (NASDAQ:AAPL), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 144 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 30 contract(s) at a $320.00 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 $57.7K, with a price of $1925.0 per contract. There were 36548 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 888 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.
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