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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVDA | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 11/11/22 | $150.00 | $52.8K | 9.3K | 37.8K |
| AAPL | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 11/11/22 | $141.00 | $25.0K | 6.4K | 12.9K |
| AMD | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 11/18/22 | $66.00 | $34.2K | 2.5K | 2.2K |
| PYPL | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 11/18/22 | $82.00 | $56.2K | 1.5K | 1.2K |
| GDDY | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 11/18/22 | $67.50 | $30.0K | 277 | 763 |
| RIOT | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 03/17/23 | $8.00 | $34.7K | 2.6K | 601 |
| MSFT | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 06/16/23 | $180.00 | $29.7K | 2.6K | 573 |
| INFY | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 01/19/24 | $18.00 | $91.1K | 1.1K | 536 |
| MSTR | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 11/18/22 | $200.00 | $36.7K | 675 | 512 |
| ZM | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 01/19/24 | $135.00 | $2.8 million | 376 | 500 |
Explanation
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.
• Regarding NVDA (NASDAQ:NVDA), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on November 11, 2022. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $150.00 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 $52.8K, with a price of $265.0 per contract. There were 9358 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 37891 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding AAPL (NASDAQ:AAPL), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 3 day(s) on November 11, 2022. Parties traded 100 contract(s) at a $141.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 8 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.0K, with a price of $250.0 per contract. There were 6444 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 12950 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For AMD (NASDAQ:AMD), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 10 day(s) on November 18, 2022. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $66.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.2K, with a price of $171.0 per contract. There were 2570 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2222 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For PYPL (NASDAQ:PYPL), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 10 day(s) on November 18, 2022. This event was a transfer of 150 contract(s) at a $82.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 22 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $56.2K, with a price of $375.0 per contract. There were 1508 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1274 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For GDDY (NYSE:GDDY), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 10 day(s) on November 18, 2022. This event was a transfer of 250 contract(s) at a $67.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 35 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.0K, with a price of $120.0 per contract. There were 277 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 763 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding RIOT (NASDAQ:RIOT), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 129 day(s) on March 17, 2023. Parties traded 490 contract(s) at a $8.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $34.7K, with a price of $71.0 per contract. There were 2694 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 601 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding MSFT (NASDAQ:MSFT), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 220 day(s) on June 16, 2023. Parties traded 48 contract(s) at a $180.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.7K, with a price of $620.0 per contract. There were 2602 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 573 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding INFY (NYSE:INFY), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 437 day(s) on January 19, 2024. Parties traded 536 contract(s) at a $18.00 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 $91.1K, with a price of $170.0 per contract. There were 1119 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 536 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For MSTR (NASDAQ:MSTR), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 10 day(s) on November 18, 2022. This event was a transfer of 54 contract(s) at a $200.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $36.7K, with a price of $680.0 per contract. There were 675 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 512 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For ZM (NASDAQ:ZM), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 437 day(s) on January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 500 contract(s) at a $135.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $2.8 million, with a price of $5670.0 per contract. There were 376 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 500 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, visit our Guide to Understanding Options Alerts or read more about unusual options activity.
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.
