Whale Moves | QQQ $490 Call and $450 Put Surge; VIX $90 Call Sees Massive 40K Contract Increase

Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) saw a rise of 1.09% with an option volume reaching 4.31 million and open interest of 19.80 million. Notably, the $619 call option expiring April 4, 2025, experienced an open interest increase of 7,050 contracts.

NVIDIA (NVDA) gained 1.81%, with an option volume of 3.21 million and open interest of 23.29 million.

Tesla (TSLA) surged by 4.68%, trading an option volume of 2.28 million with an open interest of 9.01 million.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) climbed 1.34%, with an option volume of 2.05 million and open interest totaling 9.14 million. Significant open interest increases were seen in the $490 call expiring April 17, 2025, up by 24,730 contracts, and the $450 put expiring on the same date, up by 11,150 contracts.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) moved up by 1.56%, recording an option volume of 1.22 million and open interest at 12.42 million.

Apple (AAPL) increased by 1.20%, with an option volume of 883,420 and an open interest of 4.95 million.

Ishares Iboxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) rose by 0.66%, with an option volume of 683,020 and open interest at 9.13 million.

Intel (INTC) fell by 6.94%, with an option volume of 669,780 and open interest at 6.32 million.

Broadcom (AVGO) advanced 3.66%, with an option volume of 548,790 and an open interest of 2.30 million.

Strategy (MSTR) saw a significant gain of 7.43%, with 544,280 in option volume and an open interest of 2.32 million.

Meta Platforms (META) recorded a modest increase of 0.29%, with option volume at 469,660 and open interest of 2.08 million.

Amazon (AMZN) increased by 1.41%, trading 457,530 in option volume with open interest at 4.08 million.

iShares Silver Trust (SLV) decreased by 0.32%, with option volume at 452,960 and open interest at 6.47 million.

Palantir (PLTR) experienced a rise of 2.63%, with an option volume of 451,420 and an open interest of 3.55 million.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) inched up by 0.24%, trading an option volume of 430,750 with open interest at 6.92 million.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) rose by 0.52%, with option volume at 401,320 and open interest at 6.35 million.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) grew by 2.63%, recording an option volume of 372,440 and open interest of 3.91 million.

iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) increased by 3.85%, with an option volume of 355,070 and open interest of 2.75 million.

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) saw a notable jump of 5.80%, with option volume at 323,440 and open interest at 3.14 million.

Philip Morris International (PM) nudged up by 0.29%, with an option volume of 308,100 and open interest at 234,960.

Other Notable Moves

VIX options showed significant open interest increases, notably the $90 call expiring May 21, 2025, with an increase of 40,540 contracts, and the $40 call expiring April 16, 2025, increasing by 39,590 contracts.

SPX Weekly options saw open interest growth, particularly the $5,965 call expiring March 31, 2025, with an addition of 15,330 contracts.