Whale Moves | AAPL $245 Call and $210 Put Surge; SOUN Option Volume Spikes Amid 26.4% Price Jump

Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) saw a 0.78% rise with an option volume of 7.80M and open interest at 18.86M.

Apple (AAPL) experienced a notable increase of 4.24%, with an option volume of 4.09M and open interest at 5.62M. Significant movements in open interest include the $245 call expiring November 21, 2025, which increased by 66.71K, and the $210 put expiring August 15, 2025, which saw an increase of 28.06K. Additionally, the $260 call expiring January 16, 2026, increased by 29.78K.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) rose by 0.93%, with an option volume of 3.84M and open interest at 9.04M.

Tesla (TSLA) climbed by 2.29%, with an option volume of 3.76M and open interest at 8.33M.

NVIDIA (NVDA) saw a 1.07% increase, with an option volume of 2.93M and open interest at 19.90M. Notable open interest changes include the $195 call expiring August 15, 2025, which increased by 39.87K, and the $185 call expiring August 15, 2025, which rose by 26.37K.

Palantir (PLTR) was up by 2.61%, with an option volume of 1.27M and open interest at 3.82M.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) experienced a modest increase of 0.21%, with an option volume of 1.21M and open interest at 4.43M.

Alphabet-A (GOOGL) rose by 2.49%, with an option volume of 962.80K and open interest at 3.69M.

Strategy (MSTR) fell by 1.71%, with an option volume of 884.56K and open interest at 2.89M. A notable open interest increase was observed for the $402.50 call expiring August 8, 2025, which grew by 25.02K.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) saw a 0.22% increase, with an option volume of 846.70K and open interest at 12.66M.

Robinhood (HOOD) rose by 3.06%, with an option volume of 800.42K and open interest at 2.39M.

SoundHound AI (SOUN) experienced a significant increase of 26.40%, with an option volume of 734.52K and open interest at 850.04K.

The Trade Desk (TTD) saw a sharp decline of 38.61%, with an option volume of 719.71K and open interest at 631.90K.

MARA Holdings (MARA) fell by 3.57%, with an option volume of 569.39K and open interest at 2.75M. Notable open interest changes include the $14 put expiring August 15, 2025, which increased by 46.40K, and the $16.50 call expiring August 15, 2025, which saw an increase of 38.27K.

Amazon (AMZN) experienced a slight decrease of 0.20%, with an option volume of 552.13K and open interest at 4.41M.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) fell by 0.43%, with an option volume of 462.60K and open interest at 5.64M.

iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHA) rose by 5.05%, with an option volume of 427.57K and open interest at 1.32M.

CoreWeave (CRWV) increased by 7.00%, with an option volume of 416.60K and open interest at 965.05K.

Rigetti Computing (RGTI) fell by 1.40%, with an option volume of 416.50K and open interest at 1.09M.

iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) declined by 1.05%, with an option volume of 412.38K and open interest at 4.99M.

Other Notable Moves

DoorDash (DASH) saw a significant open interest increase for the $240 call expiring November 21, 2025, which rose by 51.90K.

VIX observed a notable open interest increase for the $16 put expiring August 20, 2025, which grew by 43.07K.

SLV experienced an increase in open interest for the $32 call expiring October 17, 2025, which rose by 41.49K, and the $32 put expiring October 17, 2025, which increased by 40.77K.

HYG saw an increase in open interest for the $70 put expiring September 19, 2025, which grew by 40.00K. Additionally, notable increases include the $77 put expiring November 21, 2025, which rose by 29.00K, and the $81 call expiring November 21, 2025, which increased by 24.00K.

LQD observed an open interest increase for the $60 put expiring July 17, 2026, which grew by 35.00K.

RSP saw an increase in open interest for the $182 put expiring September 19, 2025, which rose by 33.18K.

Appian (APPN) experienced an open interest increase for the $27.50 put expiring September 19, 2025, which rose by 32.92K.

Boomer Holdings (BMNR) saw increases for the $45 call expiring August 15, 2025, which rose by 32.61K, and the $38 put expiring August 15, 2025, which increased by 30.99K.

Unity Software (U) observed open interest increases for the $34.50 call and $28 put, both expiring August 15, 2025, which increased by 28.82K and 27.63K, respectively.

OpenDoor Technologies (OPEN) saw an increase in open interest for the $2 call expiring August 29, 2025, which rose by 25.47K.

Intel (INTC) experienced an increase in open interest for the $18 put expiring September 19, 2025, which grew by 24.43K.