Whale Moves | SPXW $4,850 Put Surges with 56.63K Open Interest Increase; NVDA and NIO Options Spike

Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) saw a slight increase of 0.05% with an option volume of 3.99M. Notable open interest changes include a $568 put expiring March 3, 2025, which saw an increase of 12.54K in open interest.

NVIDIA (NVDA) experienced a significant rise of 3.67%, with options trading volume reaching 3.86M.

Tesla (TSLA) decreased by 3.96%, observing an option volume of 2.87M.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) gained 0.24% with an option volume of 2.34M. A $535 call expiring March 21, 2025, saw an increase of 16.97K in open interest.

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) had a considerable surge of 12.23%, and its option volume was 1.23M.

Apple (AAPL) fell by 2.70% with options trading volume hitting 1.06M.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) rose by 0.13%, with an option volume of 958.42K. Several significant open interest increases were observed, including a $204 put expiring March 21, 2025, with an increase of 23.47K, a $205 put expiring April 17, 2025, increased by 17.86K, and a $230 call expiring March 21, 2025, which saw an increase of 13.21K. Additionally, a $219 call expiring March 3, 2025, increased by 15.55K.

Palantir (PLTR) gained 1.67%, with an option volume of 784.43K.

Amazon (AMZN) increased by 0.73%, with 666.62K in options volume.

iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) dropped by 4.14%, observing an option volume of 636.98K.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) rose by 0.59%, with option volume reaching 559.82K.

Strategy (MSTR) grew by 5.09%, with an option volume of 515.06K.

Alphabet-A (GOOGL) decreased by 1.53%, with options trading volume at 497.26K.

Lucid Group (LCID) saw a significant drop of 13.60%, with an option volume of 490.03K.

Ishares Iboxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) increased by 0.14%, with an option volume of 480.50K. A notable open interest change was observed in a $79 put expiring April 17, 2025, which increased by 15.03K.

Meta Platforms (META) rose by 2.46%, with options trading volume at 475.77K.

NIO Inc (NIO) surged by 10.54%, with an option volume of 442.11K.

Alibaba (BABA) increased by 3.78%, with options volume reaching 435.97K.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) gained 0.75%, with an option volume of 402.85K.

KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB) rose by 2.35%, with option volume at 367.40K.

Other Notable Moves

SPXW options saw significant open interest increases with the $4,850 put expiring April 11, 2025, increasing by 56.63K and the $4,900 put for the same expiration increased by 56.48K.

XLI options saw a notable increase with a $138.50 call expiring April 4, 2025, increasing by 52.50K in open interest.

VIX options saw various increases, with notable changes including a $16 put expiring April 16, 2025, increasing by 41.87K, and a $42.50 call expiring August 20, 2025, increasing by 40.00K. Additionally, various puts and calls expiring in March and June 2025 saw significant changes in open interest.