10 Information Technology Stocks With Whale Alerts In Today’s Session
I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.Benzinga reports whale options activity in the Information Technology sector, highlighting significant trades for stocks including NVDA, MSFT, NOW, SKHY, HUBS, SNDK, HUT, SMCI, and HPQ. The analysis details specific put and call sweeps and trades, noting sentiments ranging from bullish to bearish and neutral. These large-volume transactions are tracked to help traders identify potential market opportunities based on divergences between market estimation and normal option worth.
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.
Below are some instances of options activity happening in the Information Technology sector:
| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVDA | PUT | SWEEP | BULLISH | 08/07/26 | $222.50 | $46.2K | 6.3K | 157.1K |
| MSFT | PUT | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 08/07/26 | $500.00 | $37.8K | 1.8K | 29.7K |
| NOW | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 08/21/26 | $125.00 | $52.4K | 7.0K | 3.7K |
| SKHY | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 08/21/26 | $160.00 | $708.0K | 3.3K | 3.4K |
| HUBS | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 08/21/26 | $240.00 | $689.9K | 209 | 3.0K |
| SNDK | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 08/07/26 | $1260.00 | $30.4K | 505 | 2.9K |
| HUT | PUT | SWEEP | NEUTRAL | 08/14/26 | $83.00 | $207.5K | 10 | 2.8K |
| SMCI | CALL | TRADE | NEUTRAL | 08/21/26 | $35.00 | $33.2K | 14.6K | 2.3K |
| HPQ | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 09/18/26 | $27.00 | $29.3K | 686 | 2.1K |
| NVTS | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 03/19/27 | $21.00 | $29.9K | 3.1K | 1.3K |
Explanation
These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.
• For NVDA (NASDAQ:NVDA), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, is expiring today. Parties traded 486 contract(s) at a $222.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 12 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $46.2K, with a price of $92.0 per contract. There were 6360 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 157162 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For MSFT (NASDAQ:MSFT), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be neutral, is expiring today. Parties traded 201 contract(s) at a $500.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 18 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $37.8K, with a price of $188.0 per contract. There were 1808 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 29768 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For NOW (NYSE:NOW), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 14 day(s) on August 21, 2026. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $125.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $52.4K, with a price of $524.0 per contract. There were 7095 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3706 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For SKHY (NASDAQ:SKHY), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 14 day(s) on August 21, 2026. This event was a transfer of 3000 contract(s) at a $160.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $708.0K, with a price of $236.0 per contract. There were 3345 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3476 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For HUBS (NYSE:HUBS), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 14 day(s) on August 21, 2026. This event was a transfer of 3000 contract(s) at a $240.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $689.9K, with a price of $230.0 per contract. There were 209 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3072 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For SNDK (NASDAQ:SNDK), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, is expiring today. Parties traded 160 contract(s) at a $1260.00 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 $30.4K, with a price of $190.0 per contract. There were 505 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2931 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding HUT (NASDAQ:HUT), we observe a put option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 7 day(s) on August 14, 2026. Parties traded 576 contract(s) at a $83.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 18 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $207.5K, with a price of $362.0 per contract. There were 10 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2815 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For SMCI (NASDAQ:SMCI), we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 14 day(s) on August 21, 2026. This event was a transfer of 275 contract(s) at a $35.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.2K, with a price of $121.0 per contract. There were 14634 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2304 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For HPQ (NYSE:HPQ), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 42 day(s) on September 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 262 contract(s) at a $27.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.3K, with a price of $112.0 per contract. There were 686 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2170 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For NVTS (NASDAQ:NVTS), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 224 day(s) on March 19, 2027. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $21.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.9K, with a price of $299.0 per contract. There were 3159 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1389 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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