Whale Moves | NVIDIA $505 Put Open Interest Surges by 21.39K Contracts; VIX Sees Major $15 Put Spike

Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options

Today's most traded option is NVIDIA (NVDA), with a significant rise of 8.93%, recording an option volume of 6.95M and an open interest of 21.97M. A notable increase in open interest was observed in the $505 put expiring February 21, 2025, with an addition of 21.39K contracts.

The second on the list is the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY), up by 0.86%, with an option volume of 2.90M and an open interest of 16.85M. There's an increase in open interest for the $530 put expiring March 21, 2025, with a rise of 7.78K contracts.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) ranks third, climbing 1.48%, with 1.79M in option volume and 6.83M in open interest. The $505 put expiring February 21, 2025, showed an increase in open interest by 21.39K contracts.

Apple (AAPL), showing a strong performance with a 3.65% rise, has an option volume of 1.07M and an open interest of 4.30M.

Tesla (TSLA) saw a modest increase of 0.24%. Its option volume stands at 855.71K, with an open interest of 5.90M.

Alibaba (BABA) surged by 6.71%, with options trading at a volume of 640.88K and an open interest of 2.36M.

Amazon (AMZN) rose by 1.16%, with 583.32K option contracts traded and an open interest of 3.21M.

KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB) increased by 2.47%, with an option volume of 527.43K and an open interest of 2.06M.

Broadcom (AVGO) advanced 2.59%, trading 498.69K option contracts with an open interest of 2.00M.

Palantir (PLTR) gained 6.35%, with an option volume of 498.28K and an open interest of 2.88M.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) declined by 0.73%, with options trading at a volume of 476.21K and an open interest of 3.41M.

Meta Platforms (META) advanced by 2.19%, with an option volume of 449.50K and an open interest of 1.65M.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) recorded a minor gain of 0.11%, with options trading volume at 410.74K and an open interest of 9.07M. The $210 put expiring February 14, 2025, saw open interest increase by 5.45K contracts.

SoFi Technologies (SOFI) rose slightly by 0.56%, with 409.91K in option volume and an open interest of 2.69M.

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) dropped by 3.06%, with an option volume of 382.37K and an open interest of 2.70M.

Boeing (BA) experienced a 1.50% increase, with options trading volume at 373.87K and an open interest of 1.02M.

Microsoft (MSFT) saw an ascent of 2.91%, with 333.67K option contracts traded and an open interest of 1.93M.

Intel (INTC) fell by 2.41%, with options trading at a volume of 322.71K and an open interest of 4.46M.

Alphabet-A (GOOGL) rose by 1.82%, with an option volume of 275.40K and an open interest of 2.12M.

Micron Technology (MU) decreased by 3.14%, with an option volume of 267.09K and an open interest of 1.57M.

Other Notable Moves

The VIX saw several significant open interest increases: the $15 put expiring March 18, 2025, saw an increase of 41.55K contracts, while the $17 put for the same expiry increased by 24.02K contracts. Additionally, the $40 call expiring March 18, 2025, witnessed an increase of 15.83K contracts.