Whale Moves | SPY Put Open Interest Surges; VIX Calls See Major Increases
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SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) witnessed a decline of 1.08% with an option volume of 3.42 million and open interest at 19.56 million. Notable open interest increases were observed in the $455 put expiring on April 17, 2025, with an addition of 75.62K, and the $490 put expiring on April 11, 2025, showing an increase of 50.06K.
Ask Aime: What's driving the 75.62K increase in open interest for the $455 SPY put option?
NVIDIA (NVDA) fell by 3.43% with options trading volume reaching 3.13 million and open interest at 23.05 million. There were no significant changes in open interest for nvda options today.
Tesla (TSLA) dropped by 5.34%, recording an option volume of 2.16 million and open interest standing at 8.82 million. There were no significant changes in open interest for TSLA options today.
Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) decreased by 1.70%, with option volume of 1.67 million and open interest at 9.01 million. The $427 put expiring on March 21, 2025, saw an open interest increase of 20.83K.
Ask Aime: What caused the decline in SPY and how will it impact the market?
iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) experienced a 0.87% decline, trading 660.82K in options with open interest at 12.73 million. There were no significant changes in open interest for IWM options today.
Intel (INTC) rose by 0.90%, with option volume at 605.47K and open interest at 6.21 million. There were no significant changes in open interest for INTC options today.
Ishares Iboxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) slightly decreased by 0.18%, with options volume at 568.59K and open interest at 9.02 million. There were no significant changes in open interest for HYG options today.
Apple (AAPL) saw a decrease of 0.61% in its stock, with options volume recorded at 539.15K and open interest at 4.90 million. There were no significant changes in open interest for AAPL options today.
Amazon (AMZN) fell by 1.49%, with options volume at 538.60K and open interest at 4.00 million. There were no significant changes in open interest for AMZN options today.
iShares Silver Trust (SLV) slightly increased by 0.13%, recording an option volume of 518.16K and open interest at 6.45 million. There were no significant changes in open interest for SLV options today.
Palantir (PLTR) saw a notable decrease of 3.96%, with options volume at 502.15K and open interest at 3.49 million. There were no significant changes in open interest for PLTR options today.
Alphabet-A (GOOGL) decreased by 2.20%, with an option volume of 467.48K and open interest at 2.98 million. There were no significant changes in open interest for GOOGL options today.
Meta Platforms (META) dropped by 3.73%, with options volume at 446.92K and open interest at 2.02 million. There were no significant changes in open interest for META options today.
Strategy (MSTR) fell by 3.77%, with options volume at 348.57K and open interest at 2.27 million. There were no significant changes in open interest for MSTR options today.
SPDR Gold ETF (GLD) rose by 1.17%, recording an option volume of 342.24K and open interest at 3.43 million. There were no significant changes in open interest for GLD options today.
NIO Inc (NIO) saw an increase of 3.18%, with options volume at 308.73K and open interest at 3.58 million. There were no significant changes in open interest for NIO options today.
Super Micro Computer (SMCI) witnessed a steep decline of 9.63%, with options volume at 278.22K and open interest at 3.10 million. There were no significant changes in open interest for SMCI options today.
iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) decreased by 2.60%, trading 261.22K in options with open interest at 2.71 million. There were no significant changes in open interest for IBIT options today.
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) fell by 1.03%, with options volume at 258.00K and open interest at 3.88 million. There were no significant changes in open interest for AMD options today.
ProShares UltraPro QQQ ETF (TQQQ) had a significant drop of 5.04%, with an option volume of 254.61K and open interest at 992.40K. There were no significant changes in open interest for TQQQ options today.
Other Notable Moves
VIX options exhibited various open interest increases, with the $21 call expiring June 18, 2025, increasing by 34.07K, and the $55 call expiring April 16, 2025, up by 18.78K. Other VIX options such as the $20.50 call expiring April 16, 2025, saw an increase of 16.96K, and the $50 call expiring July 16, 2025, increased by 16.00K. Additional increments were seen in the $50 call expiring May 21, 2025, by 15.55K, and the $35 call expiring May 21, 2025, with an increase of 12.86K.
SPX options saw notable open interest increases, with the $4650 put expiring March 20, 2025, increasing by 9.94K, and the $5000 put expiring March 21, 2025, up by 7.49K. SPXW options also showed an increase in the $4700 put expiring March 19, 2025, with 6.48K added.
