This whale alert can help traders spot the next big trading opportunity.
Whales are big money entities and we track their transactions here at Benzinga in our options activity scanner.
Traders will look for circumstances where the market valuation of an option differs greatly from its normal value. High amounts of trading activity can push option prices to overstated or understated levels.
Here is the list of options activities happening in today’s session:
| symbol | PUT/CALL | Type of trade | Feeling | Exp. date | Fixed price | Total trade price | Open interest | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAPL | SETTLING | ERASE | BULLY | 26.08.22 | $165.00 | 28.1 thousand dollars | 30.2 thousand | 93.3 thousand |
| NVDA | SETTLING | ERASE | wave | 26.08.22 | $165.00 | 57.3 thousand dollars | 12.5 thousand | 38.2 thousand |
| COMM | call | commerce | wave | 20.01.23 | $8.00 | 33.9 thousand dollars | 6.1 thousand | 2.4K |
| INTC | call | commerce | wave | 19.01.24 | $40.00 | 31.5 thousand dollars | 18.8 thousand | 1.3K |
| AFRM | SETTLING | commerce | NEUTRAL | 26.08.22 | $35.00 | 103.0 thousand dollars | 1.1 thousand | 961 |
| asset | SETTLING | ERASE | wave | 18.11.22 | $60.00 | 42.0 thousand dollars | 26.9 thousand | 806 |
| PYPL | SETTLING | ERASE | NEUTRAL | 16.09.22 | $120.00 | 45.0 thousand dollars | 3.0K | 404 |
| NTNX | call | ERASE | BULLY | 09/02/22 | $19.00 | 32.2 thousand dollars | 562 | 288 |
| CRM | call | commerce | BULLY | 21.10.22 | $170.00 | 89.0 thousand dollars | 419 | 202 |
| ENPH | call | commerce | wave | 21.10.22 | $290.00 | 28.4 thousand dollars | 87 | 177 |
Explanation
These detailed elaborations are created using the accompanying table.
• For AAPL AAPLwe note a vein Optional rub which happens to be wave, expires today. Parties trade 877 contract(s) in a $165.00 strike This particular placement had to be split into 27 different trades to fill. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was 28.1 thousand dollarsat a price of 32.0 dollars for contract. HAD 30280 open contracts in this strike before today and today 93351 contracts are bought and sold.
• For NVDA NVDAwe note a vein Optional rub which happens to be wave, expires today. Parties trade 1000 contract(s) in a $165.00 strike This particular placement had to be split into 28 different trades to fill. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was 57.3 thousand dollarsat a price of $58.0 for contract. HAD 12599 open contracts in this strike before today and today 38254 contracts are bought and sold.
• For COMM COMMwe note a CALL Optional trade which happens to be wavewhich expires after 147 days January 20, 2023. This event was a transfer of 113 contract(s) in a $8.00 strike The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was 33.9 thousand dollarsat a price of 300.0 dollars for contract. HAD 6174 open contracts in this strike before today and today 2426 contracts are bought and sold.
• For INTC INTCwe note a CALL Optional trade which happens to be wavewhich expires in 511 days January 19, 2024. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) in a $40.00 strike The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was 31.5 thousand dollarsat a price of $315.0 for contract. HAD 18894 open contracts in this strike before today and today 1399 contracts are bought and sold.
• For AFRM AFRMwe note a vein Optional trade which happens to be neutral, expires today. Parties trade 100 contract(s) in a $35.00 strike The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was 103.0 thousand dollarsat a price of $1030.0 for contract. HAD 1197 open contracts in this strike before today and today 961 contracts are bought and sold.
• In relation to asset assetwe observe a vein Optional rub with wave feeling. It expires in 84 days November 18, 2022. Parties trade 150 contract(s) in a $60.00 strike This particular placement had to be split into 5 different trades to fill. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was 42.0 thousand dollarsat a price of $280.0 for contract. HAD 26943 open contracts in this strike before today and today 806 contracts are bought and sold.
• For PYPL PYPLwe note a vein Optional rub which happens to be neutralwhich expires after 21 days September 16, 2022. This event was a transfer of 17 contract(s) in a $120.00 strike This particular placement had to be split into 3 different trades to fill. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was 45.0 thousand dollarsat a price of $2,652.0 for contract. HAD 3039 open contracts in this strike before today and today 404 contracts are bought and sold.
• In relation to NTNX NTNXwe observe a CALL Optional rub with wave feeling. Expires after 7 days September 2, 2022. Parties trade 280 contract(s) in a $19.00 strike This particular call had to be split into 22 different trades to fill. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was 32.2 thousand dollarsat a price of $115.0 for contract. HAD 562 open contracts in this strike before today and today 288 contracts are bought and sold.
• For CRM CRMwe note a CALL Optional trade which happens to be wavewhich expires after 56 days October 21, 2022. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) in a $170.00 strike The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was 89.0 thousand dollarsat a price of $890.0 for contract. HAD 419 open contracts in this strike before today and today 202 contracts are bought and sold.
• In relation to ENPH ENPHwe observe a CALL Optional trade with wave feeling. Expires after 56 days October 21, 2022. Parties trade 10 contract(s) in a $290.00 strike The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was 28.4 thousand dollarsat a price of $2,845.0 for contract. HAD 87 open contracts in this strike before today and today 177 contracts are bought and sold.
Options Alert Terminology
– Call contracts: The right to purchase shares as indicated in the contract.
– Set up 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 they wish to use it.
– Premium Price/Option: Contract price.
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