Whale Moves | Apple Soars 21% Amid Option Volume Spike; SIRI and VIX See Major Open Interest Changes
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SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) saw a slight decline of 0.31%, with an impressive option volume of 7.34 million contracts and an open interest of 19.82 million. No notable open interest changes were observed in its options.
Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) experienced a minor decrease of 0.18%, with an option volume of 4.11 million and open interest of 9.66 million. There were no significant open interest changes for QQQ options.
NVIDIA (NVDA) gained momentum, rising 2.09%, with options trading volume at 3.30 million and open interest at 26.15 million. There were no significant open interest changes for NVDA options.
Tesla (TSLA) faced a notable drop of 6.15%, with an option volume of 2.77 million and open interest of 7.81 million. No remarkable changes in open interest were noted for TSLA options.
iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) declined by 1.75%, with options volume reaching 2.04 million and open interest at 12.23 million. No notable changes in open interest were observed for IWM options.
iShares China Large-Cap ETF (FXI) saw a decrease of 3.69%, with an option volume of 1.29 million and open interest of 7.87 million. No significant changes in open interest were noted.
Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) fell slightly by 0.30%, with options volume of 676.90K and open interest at 7.57M. In the options market, the $52 call expiring on March 21, 2025, saw an open interest increase of 28.64K contracts.
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) declined by 1.50%, with an option volume of 667.06K and open interest at 6.25M. No significant open interest changes were recorded.
MARA Holdings (MARA) edged up by 0.88%, with an option volume of 561.89K and an open interest of 1.61M. No notable open interest changes were seen.
Meta Platforms (META) nudged up by 0.28%, with options trading at 536.76K and open interest at 2.27M. No significant open interest changes were observed.
Amazon (AMZN) rose by 1.00%, with options volume at 532.32K and an open interest of 4.02M. No major changes in open interest were noted.
Palantir (PLTR) fell by 0.65%, with options volume of 511.72K and open interest at 3.57M. No significant changes in open interest were recorded.
MicroStrategy (MSTR) surged by 4.88%, with an options volume of 510.31K and open interest at 2.10M. No notable changes in open interest were observed.
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) saw a decrease of 2.52%, with options volume at 493.21K and open interest of 3.26M. No significant open interest changes were noted.
Apple (AAPL) experienced a massive increase of 21.04%, with options volume at 469.99K and open interest of 737.52K. No major changes in open interest were recorded.
Spdr Series Trust S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE) declined by 0.58%, with an option volume of 445.08K and open interest at 2.13M. No notable changes in open interest were observed.
KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB) decreased by 4.55%, with an option volume of 402.19K and open interest at 3.35M. A notable increase in open interest was seen in the $34 call expiring January 17, 2025, with 33.45K contracts added.
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) declined by 1.90%, with an option volume of 396.63K and open interest of 10.17M. No significant open interest changes were noted.
Ishares Iboxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) saw a minor decline of 0.40%, with option volume at 385.20K and open interest at 5.39M. No notable changes in open interest were observed.
SoFi Technologies (SOFI) decreased by 2.06%, with option volume at 359.67K and open interest at 3.19M. No significant open interest changes were recorded.
Other Notable Moves
SIRIUS XM Holdings (SIRI) saw various open interest increases including $3.50 call and put expiring January 17, 2025, with 91.73K and 86.45K additions respectively, and $4.00 call expiring January 16, 2026, with 71.78K contracts.
VIX options saw significant activity, with the $39 call expiring April 16, 2025, increasing by 100.01K, and the $17 and $16 calls expiring January 22, 2025, increasing by 79.16K and 48.11K respectively.
SQQQ saw notable open interest changes including the $5 put expiring January 17, 2025, with a 38.34K increase, and the $7 call expiring November 15, 2024, with a 36.69K increase.