Whale Moves | Significant IWM $176 Put and VIX $18/$30 Call Open Interest Surge

Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) saw a slight increase of 0.14% with options trading volume at 3.23M and open interest at 15.28M. Notably, the $760 call expiring May 16, 2025, witnessed an increase in open interest by 10.92K, suggesting heightened interest at this strike price.

NVIDIA (NVDA) experienced a decline of 2.87% with options volume reaching 2.65M and open interest standing at 19.98M.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) showed a minor decrease of 0.02%, with options volume at 1.52M and open interest at 8.13M. The $500 call expiring May 16, 2025, saw an open interest increase of 7.87K, indicating a potential bullish sentiment.

Tesla (TSLA) recorded a slight drop of 0.07% as options volume hit 839.57K and open interest reached 7.34M.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) gained 0.82% with options volume of 805.15K and open interest at 10.21M. The $176 put expiring May 16, 2025, saw a significant open interest increase of 52.27K, possibly indicating bearish positioning.

Apple (AAPL) rose by 1.39%, with options trading volume at 528.47K and open interest at 4.52M.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) fell by 0.88%, witnessing options volume of 520.67K and open interest amounting to 5.57M.

SPDR Gold ETF (GLD) decreased by 0.44%, with options volume at 409.92K and open interest at 3.71M.

Hertz Global (HTZ) surged by 44.31%, with options trading volume at 404.00K and open interest at 705.85K.

Strategy (MSTR) saw a rise of 1.78% with options volume totaling 387.20K and open interest at 1.61M.

Amazon (AMZN) declined by 0.99% with options volume at 375.52K and open interest reaching 3.60M.

Ishares Iboxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) gained 0.58% with options volume of 358.15K and open interest at 6.65M. The $76 put expiring June 20, 2025, experienced an open interest increase of 7.05K.

iShares Silver Trust (SLV) dropped by 0.71%, with options volume at 357.25K and open interest at 5.47M.

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) rose by 0.26%, showing options volume of 348.05K and open interest of 4.80M. The $47 put expiring May 16, 2025, saw an increase in open interest by 14.71K.

Palantir (PLTR) increased by 1.15%, with options volume at 306.02K and open interest at 2.96M.

iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) went up by 0.63%, with options volume amounting to 292.51K and open interest at 2.23M.

Intel (INTC) declined by 1.56%, with options volume of 291.30K and open interest at 5.25M.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) fell by 0.89%, with options volume of 254.56K and open interest at 3.38M.

KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB) increased by 0.13%, with options volume of 245.52K and open interest at 2.00M.

SoFi Technologies (SOFI) saw a substantial increase of 3.00%, with options volume reaching 240.50K and open interest at 2.57M.

Other Notable Moves

VIX options saw multiple increases in open interest across different expirations and strike prices, with the $18 put expiring July 16, 2025, increasing by 46.24K and the $30 call of the same expiration seeing a 43.62K rise. The $40 call expiring July 16, 2025, rose by 39.21K, while the $32 call expiring May 21, 2025, added 22.36K in open interest.