10 Information Technology Stocks With Whale Alerts In Today’s Session
I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.Benzinga reports whale alerts for ten information technology stocks, including NVDA, MU, MSTR, NBIS, AMD, VRNS, SNDK, APP, STM, and ORCL. The analysis highlights significant options activity, such as call and put sweeps and trades, indicating varying market sentiments ranging from bullish to bearish. These large-volume transactions in specific strike prices and expiration dates suggest potential trading opportunities driven by institutional or high-net-worth investor movements.
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 | BEARISH | 07/22/26 | $215.00 | $25.7K | 16.7K | 413.5K |
| MU | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 07/22/26 | $975.00 | $25.3K | 1.0K | 12.8K |
| MSTR | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 07/24/26 | $102.00 | $39.6K | 28.9K | 10.6K |
| NBIS | CALL | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 07/24/26 | $225.00 | $28.7K | 1.6K | 2.5K |
| AMD | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 07/22/26 | $557.50 | $41.8K | 27 | 2.5K |
| VRNS | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 09/18/26 | $50.00 | $246.6K | 194 | 1.4K |
| SNDK | PUT | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 09/18/26 | $800.00 | $38.8K | 1.6K | 1.1K |
| APP | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 09/18/26 | $500.00 | $578.3K | 389 | 988 |
| STM | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 10/16/26 | $80.00 | $38.5K | 6.2K | 867 |
| ORCL | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 03/19/27 | $175.00 | $73.5K | 731 | 681 |
Explanation
These itemized elaborations have been created using the accompanying table.
• For NVDA (NASDAQ:NVDA), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, is expiring today. Parties traded 569 contract(s) at a $215.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 17 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.7K, with a price of $45.0 per contract. There were 16715 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 413578 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For MU (NASDAQ:MU), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, is expiring today. Parties traded 33 contract(s) at a $975.00 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 $25.3K, with a price of $760.0 per contract. There were 1000 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 12859 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding MSTR (NASDAQ:MSTR), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on July 24, 2026. Parties traded 225 contract(s) at a $102.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $39.6K, with a price of $176.0 per contract. There were 28908 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 10652 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding NBIS (NASDAQ:NBIS), we observe a call option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on July 24, 2026. Parties traded 23 contract(s) at a $225.00 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 $28.7K, with a price of $1248.0 per contract. There were 1605 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2585 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For AMD (NASDAQ:AMD), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, is expiring today. Parties traded 125 contract(s) at a $557.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $41.8K, with a price of $335.0 per contract. There were 27 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2550 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For VRNS (NASDAQ:VRNS), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 58 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 678 contract(s) at a $50.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 13 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $246.6K, with a price of $359.0 per contract. There were 194 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1491 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding SNDK (NASDAQ:SNDK), we observe a put option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 58 day(s) on September 18, 2026. Parties traded 10 contract(s) at a $800.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $38.8K, with a price of $3888.0 per contract. There were 1675 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1165 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For APP (NASDAQ:APP), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 58 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 237 contract(s) at a $500.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 9 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $578.3K, with a price of $2440.0 per contract. There were 389 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 988 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding STM (NYSE:STM), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 86 day(s) on October 16, 2026. Parties traded 71 contract(s) at a $80.00 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 $38.5K, with a price of $543.0 per contract. There were 6225 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 867 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding ORCL (NYSE:ORCL), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 240 day(s) on March 19, 2027. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $175.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $73.5K, with a price of $1470.0 per contract. There were 731 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 681 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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