Whale Moves | NVDA $125 Put Soars, VIX $50 Call Sees Major Increase
Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options
SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) saw a decline of 0.29% with an option volume of 3.43 million and open interest at 16.22 million.
NVIDIA (NVDA) experienced a drop of 3.12% with an option volume of 2.51 million and open interest at 18.77 million. The $125 put expiring on February 19, 2025, saw a significant open interest increase by 18.51K contracts, indicating increased bearish sentiment.
Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) fell by 0.57%, recording an option volume of 1.70 million and open interest at 6.31 million.
Tesla (TSLA) declined by 1.41% with option activity of 669.40K and open interest at 5.57 million.
Palantir (PLTR) slipped by 0.28%, with option volume reaching 540.98K and open interest at 8.87 million.
SoFi Technologies (SOFI) decreased by 0.61%, showing an option volume of 540.08K and open interest at 2.35 million.
Apple (AAPL) saw a modest decline of 0.39% with option volume at 475.21K and open interest at 4.07 million.
iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) gained 1.55%, with an option volume of 435.88K and open interest standing at 2.01 million.
MicroStrategy (MSTR) dropped by 5.21%, with option volume hitting 425.44K and open interest at 1.82 million.
iShares China Large-Cap ETF (FXI) rose by 2.49% with option volume at 359.70K and open interest at 3.23 million.
Meta Platforms (META) increased by 1.73%, with an option volume of 345.56K and open interest at 1.49 million.
Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) inched up by 0.30%, recording an option volume of 328.97K and open interest at 4.63 million.
Ishares Iboxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) edged up by 0.11%, with option volume at 304.06K and open interest at 4.95 million.
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) saw a slight decline of 0.16%, with option volume at 292.00K and open interest at 3.15 million.
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) rose by 0.45%, with option volume at 288.55K and open interest at 5.27 million.
Alibaba (BABA) climbed 3.53%, with an option volume of 284.75K and open interest at 2.20 million.
Alphabet-A (GOOGL) rose by 1.13%, with an option volume of 263.22K and open interest at 2.00 million.
Amazon (AMZN) dipped by 0.24%, with option volume at 260.26K and open interest at 2.99 million.
MARA Holdings (MARA) increased slightly by 0.20%, with option volume at 257.56K and open interest at 1.34 million.
Other Notable Moves
VIX options saw significant activity with the $50 call expiring on July 16, 2025, increasing in open interest by 65.18K contracts, and the $45 call expiring on April 16, 2025, rising by 36.00K contracts. The $14 put expiring on May 21, 2025, also saw an increase of 20.01K contracts, suggesting a mix of bullish and bearish positions being taken.
SPX options showed notable open interest increases, with the $5000 call and put, both expiring on December 19, 2025, each increasing by 10.55K for the call and 10.04K for the put, indicating positions preparing for large index moves.
