10 Information Technology Stocks Whale Activity In Today’s Session - NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA), Intel (NASDAQ:
Benzinga reports unusual options activity in IT stocks. NVIDIA (NVDA) saw a bearish call sweep at $230 strike, Intel (INTC) a bullish call at $125, and Algorithmic (ALGM) a bullish call at $35. Other notable trades include bearish sweeps on Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) and Micron (MU), and bullish sweeps on Nokia (NOK) and Dell (DELL).
How this was made
The 30-second read
Why it matters
The trades suggest informed market participants are positioning ahead of near‑term catalysts, offering short‑term trading ideas.
Market read
Unusual options activity may precede price moves; traders can monitor these tickers for short‑term opportunities.
What to watch
Potential macro data releases later in the week could override options‑driven signals.
Background
Benzinga's automated alert highlights unusual options activity in the Information Technology sector.
Ticker impact
Bearish call sweep on NVDA expiring 09/25/26 with $230 strike and $38.8K trade size.
Potential modest dip in NVDA price over next few days.
Large bearish sweep suggests informed traders expect a pullback.
Bullish call trade on INTC expiring 10/30/26 with $125 strike and $30.9K trade size.
Possible short-term rally in INTC.
Significant bullish sweep may precede a price rise.
Bullish call sweep on ALGM expiring 11/20/26 with $35 strike and $610.1K trade size.
Likely upward pressure on ALGM.
Large trade volume indicates strong interest.
Bearish call sweep on TSM expiring 10/16/26 with $500 strike and $35K trade size.
Potential modest decline.
Unusual bearish activity suggests negative outlook.
Bullish call sweep on NOK expiring 01/15/27 with $13 strike and $103.8K trade size.
Possible price gain.
Large bullish volume points to optimism.
Bearish call trade on TE expiring 01/21/28 with $7 strike and $111K trade size.
Potential short-term dip.
Significant bearish trade suggests downside view.
Neutral call trade on AXTI expiring 10/16/26 with $70 strike and $37.1K trade size.
No clear directional move.
Neutral sentiment and modest size.
Bullish call sweep on OUST expiring 01/19/29 with $33 strike and $150.8K trade size.
Potential upward pressure.
Large bullish volume indicates interest.
Market effects
Unusual options activity across multiple IT stocks may hint at sector-wide positioning ahead of upcoming earnings season.
Primarily U.S. market focus; limited regional effect.
Low global impact, but may influence tech‑heavy indices.
Counterpoint
The observed sweeps could be speculative noise rather than genuine directional bets.
Key entities
- mediaBenzinga
Provider of the options activity alert.
