Whale Moves | NVDA $125 Put Open Interest Surges; HYG $75 Put Jumps by 54.3K; VIX $15 Put Gains 34.89K

Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) rose by 1.82% with an option volume of 4.40M and open interest of 18.28M.

NVIDIA (NVDA) saw a significant increase of 3.40% in its stock price, with an option volume of 2.91M and open interest of 26.52M. Notably, the $125 put option expiring August 23, 2024, experienced an increase in open interest.

Tesla (TSLA) surged by 8.04%, with options trading volume at 2.32M and open interest at 8.15M.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) gained 2.30%, boasting an option volume of 1.96M and open interest of 8.07M.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) increased by 1.97%, with an option volume of 1.46M and open interest of 11.10M.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) moved up 1.72%, accompanied by an option volume of 1.06M and open interest of 6.19M.

Apple (AAPL) advanced 1.97%, with an option volume of 611.93K and open interest of 6.15M.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) rose by 3.33%, with an option volume of 595.87K and open interest of 4.14M.

Rigetti Computing (RGTI) saw a dramatic increase of 22.23%, with option volume at 534.87K and open interest at 951.31K.

Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLI) climbed 0.63%, having an option volume of 525.20K and open interest of 667.75K.

Riot Platforms (RIOT) jumped 9.97%, with option volume reaching 518.23K and open interest at 1.65M.

MicroStrategy (MSTR) increased 5.39%, with options trading volume at 516.90K and open interest at 2.77M.

iShares Silver Trust (SLV) was up 2.79%, holding an option volume of 499.20K and open interest of 6.34M.

Meta Platforms (META) climbed 3.85%, with an option volume of 478.34K and open interest of 2.24M.

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) gained 2.55%, recording an option volume of 449.82K and open interest of 7.08M.

iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) added 3.30%, with an option volume of 444.87K and open interest of 2.39M.

Palantir (PLTR) increased by 3.38%, with option volume at 436.37K and open interest at 3.59M.

Ishares Iboxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) saw a modest rise of 0.88%, with option volume at 423.63K and open interest at 6.50M. Notable options activity includes the $75 put expiring June 20, 2025, which saw an increase in open interest by 54.30K, and the $71 put of the same expiration increased by 47.70K.

Amazon (AMZN) increased by 2.57%, with an option volume of 384.53K and open interest of 4.21M.

Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) rose by 2.66%, with option volume reaching 356.34K and open interest at 1.75M.

Other Notable Moves

For the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), significant activity was observed in the $15 put expiring February 19, 2025, with an increase of 34.89K in open interest, along with other notable increases across different strike prices and expirations.

The Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) experienced a noteworthy open interest increase for the $105 call expiring June 30, 2025, by 39.89K.

SPX options showed notable open interest increases across various puts and calls, including the $4200 put expiring January 21, 2025, increasing by 13.00K.