If you're curious whether the $Alphabet-A(GOOGL.US)$ options market mirrored the 10% surge in the stock Friday, here's a snip of the action in calls that expired today.
And there's a window into the action for contracts expiring next week.
To sum up, 740,640 calls changed hands, more than double the 274,750 puts.
And if you're curious whether big money is jumping in, here's what the data is showing.
Disclaimer: Options trading entails significa...

Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bullish stance on $McDonald's(MCD.US)$, Benzinga reported, citing 10 unusual options trades. About 50% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 30% with bearish, it said. Two of them were puts, for a total amount of $111,612 and 8, calls, for a total amount of $344,592.
Trading volumes and open interest data on the contracts traded showed major market movers ...

Deep-pocketed investors have taken a bullish approach towards $Gilead Sciences(GILD.US)$, Benzinga reported, cited nine extraordinary options activities linked to the stock. About 77% of the trades were leaning bullish and 22% bearish, according to the report.
Four of them were puts, totaling $495,628, and five were calls, amounting to $213,111, the report showed. The volume and open interest data on the contract...

Financial giants have made a conspicuous bullish move on $Viking Therapeutics(VKTX.US)$, Benzinga reported, citing 27 unusual trades. The report showed 48% of trades were bullish, while 44% were bearish. Three of them were puts, with a value of $142,317, and 24 were calls, valued at $1,477,692.
The trading volumes and open interest data signaled the major market movers were targeting a price band between $20 and $115 ...

Here's the latest top five stock options that are seeing the heaviest volume so far this trading day. As expected, four of the Magnificent Seven are at the top, but two of them are selling-off.
With just about an hour and a half left into the trading day, here's a look at the heaviest options volume in AI-favorite $NVIDIA(NVDA.US)$.
And if you're curious about the capital trends surrounding Nvidia, check out...

Deep-pocketed investors have adopted a bullish approach towards $Netflix(NFLX.US)$, Benzinga reported, citing 19 extraordinary options activities linked to the stock of the streaming giant.
About 36% of the heavyweight investors behind the trades were leaning bullish and 36% bearish, according to the report. Of the options trades cited, six were puts, totaling $431,148, and 13 were calls, amounting to $544,308. Trading vol...

Financial giants have made a conspicuous bearish move on $Boeing(BA.US)$, Benzinga reported, citing eight unusual trades. About 62% of the trades showed bearish tendencies, while 25% were bullish, according to the report. Six of them were puts, with a value of $299,540, and 2 were calls, valued at $149,391, it said.
The trading activity signals investors are aiming for a price that ranges from $160 to $250 for Boeing shares over t...

Deep-pocketed investors have adopted a bullish approach towards $Pfizer(PFE.US)$, Benzinga reported, citing nine extraordinary options activities for the stock. The report showed about 44% of the trades were leaning bullish and 44% bearish.
Of the notable options cited by Benzinga, five were puts, totaling $273,893, and four were calls, amounting to $302,325. The volume and open interest on these contracts signal the wh...

Financial giants have made a conspicuous bearish move on $CrowdStrike(CRWD.US)$, Benzinga reported, citing 43 unusual trades in the options market for the stock.
About 51% of the trades showed bearish tendencies, while 41% had bullish leanings, according to the report. Fourteen of the trades were puts, with a value of $714,621, and 29 were calls, valued at $1,325,211.
The activities cited signal that investors who plac...