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. 5K 573 412 Explanation These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.
• For INTC (NASDAQ:INTC), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 4 day(s) on November 6, 2026. 00 strike.
This particular call needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. 0 per contract.
There were 11433 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 18326 contract(s) were bought and sold. • For AAPL (NASDAQ:AAPL), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 2 day(s) on November 4, 2026.
00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 11 different trades to become filled.
0 per contract. There were 5416 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 14140 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For MSFT (NASDAQ:MSFT), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, is expiring today. 50 strike.
This particular call needed to be split into 49 different trades to become filled. 0 per contract.
There were 542 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 8277 contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding RIOT (NASDAQ:RIOT), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment.
It expires in 74 day(s) on January 15, 2027. 00 strike.
0 per contract. There were 1247 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5000 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding MRVL (NASDAQ:MRVL), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 18 day(s) on November 20, 2026.
00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 13 different trades to become filled.
0 per contract. There were 2000 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4519 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For FSLR (NASDAQ:FSLR), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 18 day(s) on November 20, 2026. 00 strike.
0 per contract. There were 95 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1009 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding PLTR (NASDAQ:PLTR), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 46 day(s) on December 18, 2026.
00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 20 different trades to become filled.
0 per contract. There were 33290 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1004 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For DELL (NYSE:DELL), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 4 day(s) on November 6, 2026. 50 strike.
0 per contract. There were 61 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 558 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For LITE (NASDAQ:LITE), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 11 day(s) on November 13, 2026. 00 strike.
0 per contract. There were 18 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 517 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding TER (NASDAQ:TER), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on November 6, 2026.
00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled.
0 per contract. There were 573 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 412 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.
