10 Information Technology Stocks Whale Activity In Today’s Session

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. Date	Strike Price	Total Trade Price	Open Interest	Volume
PLTR	PUT	SWEEP	NEUTRAL	12/18/26	$125.00	$35.4K	2.1K	55
TSM	PUT	SWEEP	NEUTRAL	12/15/28	$220.00	$92.1K	116	55
SHOP	CALL	TRADE	BULLISH	03/19/27	$185.00	$61.2K	804	48
WDC	CALL	TRADE	BEARISH	12/18/26	$440.00	$49.3K	26	46
PANW	CALL	TRADE	BULLISH	01/15/27	$170.00	$63.0K	886	44
CRM	CALL	TRADE	BEARISH	01/21/28	$185.00	$99.0K	334	22
NVDA	CALL	TRADE	BEARISH	01/21/28	$175.00	$25.5K	10.4K	20
ADBE	CALL	TRADE	BULLISH	01/21/28	$300.00	$43.7K	768	20
CLS	CALL	TRADE	NEUTRAL	01/15/27	$280.00	$50.0K	179	6
STX	CALL	TRADE	BEARISH	01/21/28	$260.00	$183.3K	33	6

Explanation

These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table.

• For PLTR (NASDAQ:PLTR), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be neutral, expiring in 36 day(s) on December 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 27 contract(s) at a $125.00 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 $35.4K, with a price of $1313.0 per contract. There were 2113 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 55 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding TSM (NYSE:TSM), we observe a put option sweep with neutral sentiment. It expires in 764 day(s) on December 15, 2028. Parties traded 32 contract(s) at a $220.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $92.1K, with a price of $2875.0 per contract. There were 116 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 55 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For SHOP (NASDAQ:SHOP), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 127 day(s) on March 19, 2027. This event was a transfer of 48 contract(s) at a $185.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $61.2K, with a price of $1275.0 per contract. There were 804 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 48 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For WDC (NASDAQ:WDC), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 36 day(s) on December 18, 2026. This event was a transfer of 8 contract(s) at a $440.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $49.3K, with a price of $6172.0 per contract. There were 26 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 46 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For PANW (NASDAQ:PANW), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bullish, expiring in 64 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 20 contract(s) at a $170.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $63.0K, with a price of $3150.0 per contract. There were 886 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 44 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For CRM (NYSE:CRM), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 435 day(s) on January 21, 2028. This event was a transfer of 22 contract(s) at a $185.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $99.0K, with a price of $4500.0 per contract. There were 334 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 22 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• For NVDA (NASDAQ:NVDA), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 435 day(s) on January 21, 2028. This event was a transfer of 5 contract(s) at a $175.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.5K, with a price of $5110.0 per contract. There were 10475 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 20 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding ADBE (NASDAQ:ADBE), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 435 day(s) on January 21, 2028. Parties traded 10 contract(s) at a $300.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $43.7K, with a price of $4370.0 per contract. There were 768 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 20 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding CLS (NYSE:CLS), we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 64 day(s) on January 15, 2027. Parties traded 5 contract(s) at a $280.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $50.0K, with a price of $10010.0 per contract. There were 179 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 6 contract(s) were bought and sold.

• Regarding STX (NASDAQ:STX), we observe a call option trade with bearish sentiment. It expires in 435 day(s) on January 21, 2028. Parties traded 6 contract(s) at a $260.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $183.3K, with a price of $30564.0 per contract. There were 33 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 6 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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