Whale Moves | SPY & IWM Put Surge for 2025, NVDA & GLD Call Interest Rises, KWEB Sees Mixed Sentiment

Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) saw a +0.29% change, with an impressive option volume of 8.21M and open interest at 18.75M. Notably, $640 put and $627 put options expiring on September 19, 2025, witnessed an increase in open interest by 75.96K and 54.13K respectively, suggesting a rise in protective positioning.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) recorded a modest +0.03% increase, with option volume of 4.23M and open interest at 9.74M.

NVIDIA (NVDA) surged +3.85%, with options trading volume hitting 3.78M and open interest at 20.11M. Significant interest was observed in $165 call and $170 call options expiring on November 21, 2025, with open interest increases of 61.04K and 55.55K respectively, indicating bullish sentiment.

Tesla (TSLA) gained +0.24%, with option volume reaching 1.88M and open interest at 7.89M.

Oracle (ORCL) experienced a remarkable +35.95% jump, with an option volume of 1.71M and open interest at 1.18M.

Apple (AAPL) saw a decline of -3.23%, with option volume at 1.64M and open interest at 5.78M.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) dropped slightly by -0.18%, with 1.32M in option volume and open interest standing at 12.54M. The $233 put expiring on September 19, 2025, showed an increase in open interest by 56.02K, alongside $225 put and $230 put options expiring on the same date with increases of 49.68K and 42.22K, hinting at increased protection strategies.

Palantir (PLTR) rose +2.70%, with an option volume of 1.02M and open interest at 3.89M.

PG&E Corp (PCG) advanced by +1.94%, with an option volume of 983.71K and open interest at 2.77M. The $18 call expiring on September 19, 2025, showed a notable increase in open interest by 30.02K, reflecting optimism among traders.

Amazon (AMZN) fell by -3.32%, with an option volume of 800.19K and open interest at 3.91M.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) climbed +2.39%, with option volume of 790.06K and open interest at 4.02M.

Broadcom (AVGO) surged +9.77%, with options trading volume of 781.41K and open interest at 2.13M.

Opendoor Technologies (OPEN) declined by -4.09%, with an option volume of 761.26K and open interest at 3.03M.

GameStop (GME) experienced a +3.31% increase, with option volume at 755.09K and open interest at 1.92M.

CoreWeave (CRWV) saw a significant +16.88% rise, with an option volume of 740.05K and open interest at 1.41M.

Robinhood (HOOD) slipped by -0.88%, with an option volume of 664.71K and open interest at 2.46M.

SPDR Gold ETF (GLD) increased by +0.36%, with options trading volume at 653.86K and open interest at 4.43M. Notably, the $355 call and $340 call options expiring on October 17, 2025, saw open interest increases of 80.67K and 79.40K, indicating heightened bullish sentiment.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) went up by +0.57%, with an option volume of 624.08K and open interest at 5.92M.

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) rose +2.31%, with option volume at 552.04K and open interest at 2.41M.

iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) increased by +2.07%, with an option volume of 549.78K and open interest at 5.70M.

Other Notable Moves

KWEB saw notable open interest changes with the $31 put and $38 put options expiring on January 16, 2026, increasing by 154.46K and 135.50K respectively. Additionally, the $42 call expiring on February 20, 2026, increased by 73.57K, indicating mixed sentiment among traders.

HYG witnessed significant open interest increases across various put options, including the $73 put expiring on October 17, 2025, which increased by 106.16K, and the $80 put expiring on the same date, which increased by 69.64K.

JD saw the $40 call expiring on January 16, 2026, increase in open interest by 95.39K, suggesting bullish interest.

SPXW saw the $5300 put and $5350 put options expiring on October 24, 2025, increase in open interest by 76.07K and 76.01K respectively, highlighting increased bearish hedging.

IREN observed a notable rise in interest for the $30 put expiring on January 15, 2027, with an increase of 46.96K in open interest.