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.
• Regarding NVDA (NASDAQ:NVDA), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 2 day(s) on January 30, 2026. Parties traded 275 contract(s) at a $195.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 16 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.2K, with a price of $99.0 per contract. There were 83637 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 75699 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.
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Trade Type
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Strike Price
Total Trade Price
Open Interest
Volume
• For INTC (NASDAQ:INTC), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 2 day(s) on January 30, 2026. This event was a transfer of 1000 contract(s) at a $46.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 15 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.0K, with a price of $32.0 per contract. There were 1472 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 11248 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For IREN (NASDAQ:IREN), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 2 day(s) on January 30, 2026. This event was a transfer of 110 contract(s) at a $62.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.5K, with a price of $232.0 per contract. There were 2513 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 7420 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For MSFT (NASDAQ:MSFT), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 2 day(s) on January 30, 2026. This event was a transfer of 63 contract(s) at a $500.00 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 $27.4K, with a price of $436.0 per contract. There were 13532 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 6388 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding MU (NASDAQ:MU), we observe a put option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 9 day(s) on February 6, 2026. Parties traded 211 contract(s) at a $365.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 24 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $69.6K, with a price of $330.0 per contract. There were 1037 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4810 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For AMD (NASDAQ:AMD), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 2 day(s) on January 30, 2026. This event was a transfer of 93 contract(s) at a $250.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 19 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $57.6K, with a price of $620.0 per contract. There were 6287 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2482 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• Regarding PLTR (NASDAQ:PLTR), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 9 day(s) on February 6, 2026. Parties traded 50 contract(s) at a $165.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $30.6K, with a price of $612.0 per contract. There were 1097 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2334 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For AVGO (NASDAQ:AVGO), we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 9 day(s) on February 6, 2026. This event was a transfer of 75 contract(s) at a $350.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.8K, with a price of $385.0 per contract. There were 2246 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2034 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For TSM (NYSE:TSM), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 2 day(s) on January 30, 2026. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $340.00 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 $54.9K, with a price of $545.0 per contract. There were 4927 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1973 contract(s) were bought and sold.
• For AMKR (NASDAQ:AMKR), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 51 day(s) on March 20, 2026. This event was a transfer of 120 contract(s) at a $50.00 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 $55.2K, with a price of $463.0 per contract. There were 363 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1265 contract(s) were bought and sold.