Whale Moves | SPY $420 Put and VIX Puts See Significant Open Interest Surges

【Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options】

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) saw a +0.77% change, with option volume reaching 4.39M and open interest at 18.83M. Notable open interest increase for the $420 put expiring March 19, 2025 by 13.02K.

NVIDIA (NVDA) experienced a -1.76% change, with option volume of 2.65M and open interest standing at 22.76M.

Tesla (TSLA) declined by -4.79% with an option volume of 2.15M and open interest at 8.54M.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) gained +0.65%, with an option volume of 1.92M and open interest at 8.90M.

Intel (INTC) surged +6.82%, with option volume at 860.07K and open interest reaching 6.07M.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) rose by +1.26%, with option volume of 811.18K and open interest at 12.63M.

Ishares Iboxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond Etf (HYG) saw a slight increase of +0.24%, with option volume at 782.60K and open interest at 8.73M.

Apple (AAPL) inched up by +0.24%, with option volume of 740.45K and open interest at 4.77M.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) climbed +3.59%, with an option volume of 567.65K and open interest standing at 3.81M.

Alibaba (BABA) increased by +4.59%, with an option volume of 514.93K and open interest at 2.95M.

Palantir (PLTR) rose by +1.29%, with option volume of 507.24K and open interest reaching 3.39M.

Amazon (AMZN) declined by -1.12%, with option volume at 505.95K and open interest at 3.88M.

KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB) improved by +4.11%, with an option volume of 451.06K and open interest at 2.90M.

Strategy (MSTR) saw a decline of -1.08%, with option volume at 341.00K and open interest at 2.20M.

D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) surged +10.15%, with option volume at 335.80K and open interest reaching 578.42K.

Robinhood (HOOD) gained +7.08%, with an option volume of 334.79K and open interest standing at 1.83M.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) increased by +0.50%, with option volume at 334.03K and open interest at 6.28M.

iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) saw a slight decrease of -0.17%, with option volume of 326.10K and open interest at 2.62M.

Baidu (BIDU) jumped +9.01%, with option volume at 290.36K and open interest reaching 500.13K.

Meta Platforms (META) experienced a -0.44% change, with option volume of 285.86K and open interest standing at 1.98M.

【Other Notable Moves】

VIX options showed significant open interest increases across various strikes, including the $16 put, $18 put, and $19 put expiring April 16, 2025, with increases of 41.37K, 21.40K, and 12.50K respectively.

XSP options saw the $535 put expiring May 30, 2025, with an open interest increase of 15.49K.

SPX options saw notable increases in open interest, particularly for the $4625 put expiring March 21, 2025, which increased by 11.93K.