Whale Moves | SPY Puts Surge with 150K Increase, SIRI Calls and Puts See Significant Activity

【Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options】

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) saw a +0.82% increase, with an option volume of 5.71M and open interest at 20.35M. Notable open interest increases were observed in the $435 put expiring November 15, 2024, by 150.04K, the $385 put by 75.00K, and the $485 put by 74.99K.

NVIDIA (NVDA) rose +2.43%, with an option volume of 3.44M and open interest at 25.82M. The $140 call expiring October 18, 2024, saw an open interest increase of 24.87K.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) gained +0.84%, with an option volume of 3.20M and open interest at 9.12M.

Tesla (TSLA) increased by +0.62%, with an option volume of 1.44M and open interest at 6.79M.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) went up +0.74%, with an option volume of 1.07M and open interest at 12.26M.

SoFi Technologies (SOFI) surged +11.43%, with an option volume of 793.27K and open interest at 2.74M.

Coinbase (COIN) climbed +11.32%, with an option volume of 579.75K and open interest at 971.81K.

Apple (AAPL) increased by +1.65%, with an option volume of 544.35K and open interest at 5.88M.

iShares China Large-Cap ETF (FXI) decreased by -1.89%, with an option volume of 478.61K and open interest at 8.80M.

MicroStrategy (MSTR) fell by -5.14%, with an option volume of 469.33K and open interest at 1.90M.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) dropped by -1.56%, with an option volume of 408.71K and open interest at 2.87M.

MARA Holdings (MARA) rose by +5.60%, with an option volume of 404.38K and open interest at 1.30M.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) slightly increased by +0.07%, with an option volume of 401.40K and open interest at 5.21M.

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) decreased by -0.86%, with an option volume of 389.96K and open interest at 4.34M.

Amazon (AMZN) fell by -0.68%, with an option volume of 377.18K and open interest at 3.84M.

Palantir (PLTR) slightly decreased by -0.25%, with an option volume of 352.87K and open interest at 3.10M.

Microsoft (MSFT) saw a +0.68% increase, with an option volume of 321.82K and open interest at 2.32M.

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) increased by +0.62%, with an option volume of 315.33K and open interest at 6.08M.

Bank of America (BAC) slightly dropped by -0.10%, with an option volume of 290.10K and open interest at 3.07M.

KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB) fell by -2.74%, with an option volume of 287.72K and open interest at 3.89M.

【Other Notable Moves】

Sirius XM Holdings (SIRI) saw significant open interest increases across various options, including the $3.50 call expiring January 16, 2026, by 91.73K, and the $3.50 put expiring January 17, 2025, by 86.45K. Other notable increases include $4.00 calls expiring January 16, 2026, by 71.78K and $5.00 calls expiring January 17, 2025, by 64.69K.

Maxar Technologies (MAXN) saw the $0.50 call expiring January 16, 2026, increase by 35.49K in open interest.

Southwestern Energy (SWN) had open interest increases in the $7.00 call expiring January 17, 2025, by 28.54K, and the $10.00 call by 23.38K.