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:
Explanation
These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.
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.
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| Symbol | PUT/CALL | Trade Type | Sentiment | Exp. Date | Strike Price | Total Trade Price | Open Interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAPL | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 04/22/26 | $275.00 | $25.4K | 13.3K | 107.7K |
| ORCL | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 04/24/26 | $187.50 | $35.7K | 2.6K | 9.2K |
| CRWV | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 04/24/26 | $130.00 | $35.4K | 6.9K | 8.7K |
| MSTR | CALL | SWEEP | BEARISH | 05/15/26 | $180.00 | $26.3K | 7.3K | 5.1K |
| CIFR | CALL | TRADE | BEARISH | 06/18/26 | $22.00 | $33.0K | 12.2K | 3.4K |
| MRVL | PUT | SWEEP | BEARISH | 06/18/26 | $170.00 | $275.1K | 5 | 3.2K |
| MU | PUT | TRADE | BULLISH | 05/01/26 | $470.00 | $91.7K | 174 | 3.0K |
| LRCX | CALL | SWEEP | BULLISH | 05/01/26 | $320.00 | $86.6K | 795 | 2.7K |
| AVGO | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 05/15/26 | $440.00 | $64.9K | 5.0K | 2.1K |
| S | CALL | TRADE | BULLISH | 06/18/26 | $15.00 | $180.0K | 3.8K | 1.7K |
• For AAPL (NASDAQ:AAPL), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, is expiring today. Parties traded 1816 contract(s) at a $275.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 49 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.4K, with a price of $14.0 per contract. There were 13356 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 107748 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For ORCL (NYSE:ORCL), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 2 day(s) on April 24, 2026. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $187.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.7K, with a price of $357.0 per contract. There were 2684 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 9201 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding CRWV (NASDAQ:CRWV), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on April 24, 2026. Parties traded 200 contract(s) at a $130.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $35.4K, with a price of $177.0 per contract. There were 6950 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 8775 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For MSTR (NASDAQ:MSTR), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 23 day(s) on May 15, 2026. This event was a transfer of 20 contract(s) at a $180.00 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 $26.3K, with a price of $1315.0 per contract. There were 7361 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 5134 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding CIFR (NASDAQ:CIFR), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 57 day(s) on June 18, 2026. Parties traded 150 contract(s) at a $22.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.0K, with a price of $220.0 per contract. There were 12280 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3400 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding MRVL (NASDAQ:MRVL), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 57 day(s) on June 18, 2026. Parties traded 105 contract(s) at a $170.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $275.1K, with a price of $2620.0 per contract. There were 5 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3202 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding MU (NASDAQ:MU), we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 9 day(s) on May 1, 2026. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $470.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $91.7K, with a price of $1835.0 per contract. There were 174 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 3024 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding LRCX (NASDAQ:LRCX), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 9 day(s) on May 1, 2026. Parties traded 655 contract(s) at a $320.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 30 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $86.6K, with a price of $133.0 per contract. There were 795 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2700 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For AVGO (NASDAQ:AVGO), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 23 day(s) on May 15, 2026. This event was a transfer of 57 contract(s) at a $440.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $64.9K, with a price of $1140.0 per contract. There were 5082 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2152 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For S (NYSE:S), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 57 day(s) on June 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 1500 contract(s) at a $15.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $180.0K, with a price of $120.0 per contract. There were 3815 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1739 contract(s) were bought and sold.