Whale Moves | NVIDIA $125 Put & $130 Call Interest Surge; VIX $30 Call Open Interest Rises Significantly

Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) saw a slight decline of 0.36% with an impressive option volume of 3.50 million, and an open interest of 15.21 million.

NVIDIA experienced a drop of 2.33%, with an option volume of 2.53 million and open interest of 24.88 million. Notably, the $125 put expiring August 23, 2024, and $130 call options showed significant open interest increases.

Tesla (TSLA) witnessed a decrease of 3.25%, accompanied by option volume of 1.65 million and open interest totaling 7.85 million.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) fell by 0.85%, with an option volume of 1.63 million and open interest of 7.24 million.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) barely moved, with a gain of 0.13% and option volume of 658.01K, alongside an open interest of 9.79 million.

MicroStrategy (MSTR) dropped 4.40%, with option volume at 619.12K and open interest of 2.49 million.

Apple (AAPL) saw a decline of 0.71%, with a trading volume of 542.29K options and an open interest of 5.87 million.

Palantir (PLTR) experienced a 2.01% decrease, with option volume of 522.96K and open interest standing at 3.42 million.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) fell by 1.35% with an option volume of 499.23K and open interest of 3.74 million.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) was down by 0.33%, with option volume of 494.52K and open interest amounting to 6.40 million.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) saw a decrease of 0.54%, with option volume of 476.12K and open interest of 5.01 million.

iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) dropped 0.93%, with option trading volume at 317.26K and open interest of 2.02 million.

Rivian Automotive (RIVN) fell 2.06% with option volume of 266.56K and open interest of 2.68 million.

MARA Holdings (MARA) decreased by 3.01%, with option volume of 248.08K and open interest of 1.75 million.

Amazon (AMZN) saw a decline of 0.86%, with option volume at 242.47K and open interest of 3.99 million.

Rigetti Computing (RGTI) experienced a steep drop of 10.24%, with option volume of 214.13K and open interest of 571.02K.

Broadcom (AVGO) was down by 1.59%, with option volume of 211.89K and open interest of 2.41 million.

SoundHound AI (SOUN) saw a notable decline of 12.52%, with an option volume of 210.68K and open interest of 863.24K.

ProShares UltraPro QQQ ETF (TQQQ) decreased by 2.62%, with option volume of 204.60K and open interest of 830.74K.

Intel (INTC) increased by 1.16%, with an option volume of 198.39K and open interest of 5.17 million.

Other Notable Moves

VIX $30 call options expiring January 22, 2025, saw a significant increase in open interest by 11.38K, suggesting heightened hedging or speculative activities on volatility.

SPX $5950 put and call options expiring January 17, 2025, showed notable open interest increases by 7.94K and 7.87K respectively, indicating strategic position adjustments in response to market movements.