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10 Information Technology Stocks With Whale Alerts 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 MSFT CALL TRADE BEARISH 09/17/27 $590.00 $29.8K 762 1.3K MDB CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/21/28 $440.00 $28.7K 175 1.3K TSM PUT SWEEP BULLISH 09/17/27 $400.00 $50.8K 8.5K 1.3K STX CALL SWEEP BEARISH 11/20/26 $770.00 $27.7K 159 1.2K CRWV PUT TRADE BEARISH 01/15/27 $62.50 $29.2K 5.8K 1.1K WULF CALL SWEEP BEARISH 03/19/27 $14.00 $98.8K 7.0K 1.0K APPS CALL SWEEP BEARISH 11/20/26 $11.00 $92.5K 2.5K 1.0K MRVL PUT SWEEP BULLISH 11/06/26 $200.00 $27.8K 740 930 MSTR PUT TRADE BULLISH 11/20/26 $145.00 $32.2K 3.8K 571 MARA CALL SWEEP BULLISH 12/15/28 $25.00 $72.3K 8.8K 502 Explanation These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table. • For MSFT (NASDAQ:MSFT), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 329 day(s) on September 17, 2027. This event was a transfer of 7 contract(s) at a $590.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.8K, with a price of $4260.0 per contract. There were 762 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1369 contract(s) were bought and sold. • For MDB (NASDAQ:MDB), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 455 day(s) on January 21, 2028. This event was a transfer of 3 contract(s) at a $440.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $28.7K, with a price of $9582.0 per contract. There were 175 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1333 contract(s) were bought and sold. • For TSM (NYSE:TSM), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 329 day(s) on September 17, 2027. This event was a transfer of 12 contract(s) at a $400.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 7 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $50.8K, with a price of $4235.0 per contract. There were 8591 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1300 contract(s) were bought and sold. • For STX (NASDAQ:STX), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 28 day(s) on November 20, 2026. This event was a transfer of 19 contract(s) at a $770.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.7K, with a price of $1460.0 per contract. There were 159 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1258 contract(s) were bought and sold. • For CRWV (NASDAQ:CRWV), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 84 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 20 contract(s) at a $62.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $29.2K, with a price of $1460.0 per contract. There were 5816 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1132 contract(s) were bought and sold. • For WULF (NASDAQ:WULF), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 147 day(s) on March 19, 2027. This event was a transfer of 555 contract(s) at a $14.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 50 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $98.8K, with a price of $178.0 per contract. There were 7082 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1051 contract(s) were bought and sold. • For APPS (NASDAQ:APPS), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 28 day(s) on November 20, 2026. This event was a transfer of 1000 contract(s) at a $11.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $92.5K, with a price of $95.0 per contract. There were 2524 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1002 contract(s) were bought and sold. • For MRVL (NASDAQ:MRVL), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 14 day(s) on November 6, 2026. This event was a transfer of 87 contract(s) at a $200.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.8K, with a price of $321.0 per contract. There were 740 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 930 contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding MSTR (NASDAQ:MSTR), we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 28 day(s) on November 20, 2026. Parties traded 35 contract(s) at a $145.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $32.2K, with a price of $921.0 per contract. There were 3830 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 571 contract(s) were bought and sold. • Regarding MARA (NASDAQ:MARA), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 784 day(s) on December 15, 2028. Parties traded 499 contract(s) at a $25.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 27 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $72.3K, with a price of $145.0 per contract. There were 8822 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 502 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, read more about unusual options activity. 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