10 Financial Stocks with Abnormal Options Activity

Thursday, Aug 14, 2025 10:16 pm ET2min read

The article highlights 10 financial stocks with unusual options activity, indicating potential trading opportunities. The options activity scanner tracks large transactions, or "whale alerts," to identify divergent market estimations of options. The table lists the stock symbol, put/call ratio, trade type, sentiment, expiration date, strike price, total trade price, open interest, and volume for each stock. The article explains that abnormal trading activity can lead to hyperbolic or underperforming option prices.

Investors and financial professionals are closely monitoring unusual options activity in the Information Technology sector, as these transactions often signal potential trading opportunities. Whale alerts, or large transactions, can indicate divergent market estimations of options, leading to either hyperbolic or underperforming prices. Below is a summary of the top 10 IT stocks with notable options activity, as reported by Benzinga's options activity scanner [3].

1. BMNR
- Trade Type: Put option sweep
- Sentiment: Bullish
- Expiration Date: August 15, 2025
- Strike Price: $60.00
- Total Trade Price: $46.1K
- Open Interest: 4.6K
- Volume: 14.4K

2. MARA
- Trade Type: Call option sweep
- Sentiment: Bearish
- Expiration Date: December 19, 2025
- Strike Price: $18.00
- Total Trade Price: $96.7K
- Open Interest: 8.3K
- Volume: 7.6K

3. INFY
- Trade Type: Put option sweep
- Sentiment: Bearish
- Expiration Date: November 21, 2025
- Strike Price: $16.00
- Total Trade Price: $42.5K
- Open Interest: 16
- Volume: 4.1K

4. CFLT
- Trade Type: Call trade
- Sentiment: Neutral
- Expiration Date: February 20, 2026
- Strike Price: $19.00
- Total Trade Price: $31.0K
- Open Interest: 414
- Volume: 2.5K

5. MSTR
- Trade Type: Call trade
- Sentiment: Bearish
- Expiration Date: September 19, 2025
- Strike Price: $385.00
- Total Trade Price: $2.8 million
- Open Interest: 16.1K
- Volume: 2.3K

6. OKTA
- Trade Type: Call option sweep
- Sentiment: Bearish
- Expiration Date: January 15, 2027
- Strike Price: $130.00
- Total Trade Price: $30.3K
- Open Interest: 750
- Volume: 1.7K

7. CRWV
- Trade Type: Put trade
- Sentiment: Bullish
- Expiration Date: August 15, 2025
- Strike Price: $133.00
- Total Trade Price: $25.6K
- Open Interest: 397
- Volume: 1.0K

8. DDOG
- Trade Type: Call option sweep
- Sentiment: Bullish
- Expiration Date: September 19, 2025
- Strike Price: $145.00
- Total Trade Price: $48.4K
- Open Interest: 4.9K
- Volume: 1.0K

9. IREN
- Trade Type: Put trade
- Sentiment: Bearish
- Expiration Date: October 17, 2025
- Strike Price: $15.00
- Total Trade Price: $58.0K
- Open Interest: 2.5K
- Volume: 836

10. CLS
- Trade Type: Put option sweep
- Sentiment: Bearish
- Expiration Date: August 15, 2025
- Strike Price: $205.00
- Total Trade Price: $50.9K
- Open Interest: 316
- Volume: 760

Investors should closely monitor these stocks for any further developments, as the unusual options activity could indicate significant market movements. The information provided is solely for informational purposes and should not be considered as investment advice.

References:
[1] https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/EA/electronic-arts/stock-price-history
[2] https://www.benzinga.com/insights/options/25/08/47103482/electronic-arts-unusual-options-activity
[3] https://www.benzinga.com/insights/options/25/08/47100722/10-information-technology-stocks-with-whale-alerts-in-todays-session

10 Financial Stocks with Abnormal Options Activity

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