Whale Moves | Intel Surges 14.6% with High Option Volume; VIX Calls See Significant Open Interest Boost

Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) experienced a decline of 1.33% with a substantial option volume of 5.04 million and an open interest of 18.81 million.

NVIDIA (NVDA) saw a slight decrease of 0.14% in its stock price, with an option volume of 3.66 million and open interest at 23.94 million. Significant open interest changes include a $125 put expiring August 23, 2024.

Tesla (TSLA) dropped by 2.99%, accompanied by an option volume of 2.86 million and an open interest of 9.11 million.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) recorded a decline of 1.80% with an option volume of 2.61 million and open interest at 9.12 million.

Ishares Iboxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) decreased by 0.56% with a trading volume of 1.81 million and an open interest of 7.85 million.

Apple (AAPL) saw a significant drop of 3.36%, with an option volume of 1.36 million and an open interest of 4.96 million.

Intel (INTC) surged by 14.60%, showing an option volume of 1.29 million and an open interest of 6.06 million.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) fell by 1.49%, with an option volume of 1.07 million and an open interest of 12.40 million.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) rose by 0.88%, with a trading volume of 723.62K and an open interest of 6.28 million.

Amazon (AMZN) decreased by 2.51%, with an option volume of 587.34K and an open interest of 4.03 million.

iShares Silver Trust (SLV) increased by 1.72%, reporting an option volume of 586.66K and an open interest of 6.33 million.

Palantir (PLTR) experienced a significant decline of 4.82%, with option volume reaching 530.57K and an open interest of 3.64 million.

Strategy (MSTR) showed a slight increase of 0.27%, with an option volume of 477.33K and 2.38 million in open interest.

Meta Platforms (META) dropped by 4.67%, with an option volume of 475.59K and an open interest of 2.11 million.

SPDR Gold ETF (GLD) increased by 1.78%, with an option volume of 438.99K and open interest at 3.40 million.

ProShares UltraPro QQQ ETF (TQQQ) fell sharply by 5.46%, with a trading volume of 406.31K and an open interest of 1.09 million.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) decreased by 2.66%, with an option volume of 400.90K and an open interest of 3.94 million.

Alphabet-A (GOOGL) fell by 2.60%, with an option volume of 377.75K and an open interest of 3.01 million.

NIO Inc (NIO) suffered a significant loss of 7.25%, with option volume at 351.82K and open interest at 3.58 million.

iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) decreased by 3.46%, with an option volume of 312.70K and an open interest of 2.80 million.

Other Notable Moves

VIX options saw significant open interest increases. Notably, the $23 call expiring June 18, 2025, increased by 29.32K, while the $42.50 call expiring July 16, 2025, increased by 15.00K. Additionally, the $60 call expiring June 18, 2025, rose by 14.15K, and the $16 put expiring April 16, 2025, increased by 13.87K.