Whale Moves | VIX Calls Surge Amid NVDA, TSLA Puts Activity

Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options

NVIDIA (NVDA) options saw significant activity today, with the stock declining by 5.74% and an option volume of 4.10 million. Open interest stands at 20.02 million.

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) experienced a 1.19% drop, with an option volume of 4.04 million and open interest at 16.01 million.

Tesla (TSLA) recorded a 5.58% decrease, with options trading volume hitting 2.91 million and open interest at 8.71 million.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) fell by 1.84%, with options volume reaching 2.26 million and open interest at 8.15 million. The $482 put expiring April 17, 2025, saw an open interest increase of 8.88K.

GameStop (GME) surged by 11.65%, with an option volume of 819.21K and open interest at 900.69K.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) saw a 1.02% decline, with options trading at 684.74K and open interest at 9.92 million.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) decreased by 4.02%, with options volume at 601.17K and open interest at 3.61 million.

Apple (AAPL) experienced a 0.99% drop, with 587.31K options traded and open interest standing at 4.41 million.

Palantir (PLTR) fell by 4.37%, with an option volume of 559.75K and open interest at 3.22 million.

Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLI) declined by 0.66%, with options volume at 532.16K and open interest at 845.71K.

Amazon (AMZN) faced a 2.23% decrease, with 421.42K options traded and open interest at 3.66 million.

Ishares Iboxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond Etf (HYG) dropped by 0.40%, with an option volume of 414.72K and open interest at 7.64 million.

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) saw an 8.86% decline, with options trading volume at 387.45K and open interest at 2.62 million.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) fell by 0.66%, with 376.79K options traded and open interest at 5.63 million.

Broadcom (AVGO) experienced a 4.78% decrease, with an option volume of 370.85K and open interest at 1.93 million.

Meta Platforms (META) dropped by 2.45%, with options volume at 368.23K and open interest at 1.99 million.

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) saw a slight decline of 0.30%, with 353.54K options traded and open interest at 4.84 million.

Strategy (MSTR) decreased by 3.66%, with an option volume of 346.72K and open interest at 2.26 million.

Robinhood (HOOD) faced a 7.10% decrease, with 326.62K options traded and open interest at 1.82 million.

Intel (INTC) saw a 3.22% drop, with an option volume of 304.02K and open interest at 5.44 million.

Other Notable Moves

The Volatility Index (VIX) options showed significant open interest increases, with the $22 call expiring April 16, 2025, seeing an increase of 149.66K. Additionally, the $21 call for the same date saw a rise of 54.12K, and the $40 call expiring June 18, 2025, increased by 52.89K.