Whale Moves | Rigetti Computing Options Surge Amid 42.22% Stock Jump; VIX Calls See Major Increases

Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) saw a +0.92% increase in stock price with an options volume of 3.82M and open interest at 15.45M.

NVIDIA experienced a +2.27% rise in share value, boasting an options volume of 2.98M and open interest of 19.01M.

Tesla declined by -0.57%, with its options volume reaching 1.96M and open interest standing at 6.01M.

The Invesco QQQ Trust rose by +0.59%, with 1.76M in options volume and an open interest of 6.07M.

Apple fell by -3.19% with an options volume of 1.66M and open interest at 4.07M.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) saw a +1.92% increase in stock price, with options volume hitting 948.09K and open interest at 8.78M.

Amazon's stock increased by +2.11%, with options trading volume at 638.55K and open interest at 2.94M.

MicroStrategy dropped by -1.87%, with its options volume at 554.85K and open interest at 1.94M.

SoFi Technologies soared by +8.48%, with an options volume of 549.60K and open interest at 2.34M.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) saw a +0.68% rise, with options volume at 477.75K and open interest at 3.17M.

iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) experienced a +1.34% increase in its stock, with options volume at 464.44K and open interest at 2.06M.

Intel climbed by +1.30%, with an options trading volume of 444.41K and open interest at 4.21M.

Palantir saw a +1.81% increase, with an options volume of 437.75K and open interest at 2.71M.

Rigetti Computing's shares surged by +42.22%, with options volume at 428.66K and open interest of 701.52K.

MARA Holdings decreased by -1.76%, with its options trading volume at 417.24K and open interest at 1.36M.

Ishares Iboxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) increased by +0.26%, with an options volume of 410.59K and open interest at 4.62M.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) rose by +0.89%, with options volume reaching 394.43K and open interest at 5.21M.

Alphabet-A increased by +1.05%, with an options volume of 338.33K and open interest at 1.98M.

iShares Silver Trust (SLV) saw a +1.56% increase, with options volume at 324.88K and open interest at 4.50M.

Broadcom gained +1.21%, with an options volume of 320.35K and open interest at 1.70M.

Other Notable Moves

VIX calls and puts experienced significant open interest increases, including the $19 call expiring February 19, 2025, up 83.10K, and the $17 call expiring February 19, 2025, up 35.95K.

Additional notable VIX options include the $20 call expiring April 16, 2025, with an increase of 32.19K, and the $17 put expiring February 19, 2025, up 22.25K.

For XLF, the $52 call expiring February 21, 2025, saw an increase of 19.55K, while the $52 call expiring January 31, 2025, rose by 18.12K.