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Whale Moves | Broadcom Call Options Surge as Stock Jumps 11.21%

Market BriefMonday, Dec 16, 2024 7:00 pm ET

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Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) saw a price increase of 0.43%, with an impressive option volume of 5.65M and open interest at 18.43M.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) gained 1.44%, accompanied by a trading volume of 4.28M options and an open interest of 10.45M.

NVIDIA (NVDA) experienced a decrease of 1.68%, with an option volume of 3.68M and open interest totaling 27.15M.

Tesla (TSLA) rose significantly by 6.14%, with 3.05M options traded and 8.01M in open interest.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) had a slight decline of 0.55%, with 2.66M options traded and open interest at 8.79M.

iShares China Large-Cap ETF (FXI) dropped by 1.64%, with a trading volume of 2.41M options and open interest of 5.66M.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) saw a modest increase of 0.59%, with 1.70M options traded and an open interest of 12.65M.

Broadcom (AVGO) surged by 11.21%, with 1.21M options traded and open interest at 2.41M.

Palantir (PLTR) slightly decreased by 0.42%, with 1.00M options traded and an open interest of 3.76M.

Apple (AAPL) gained 1.17%, with a trading volume of 732.26K options and open interest at 6.23M.

Alphabet-A (GOOGL) saw a notable rise of 3.60%, with 673.20K options traded and 2.81M in open interest.

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) dropped significantly by 8.26%, with 639.83K options traded and open interest at 4.49M.

MicroStrategy (MSTR) was almost flat with a slight decrease of 0.04%, having 610.21K options traded and an open interest of 2.59M.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) fell slightly by 0.17%, with 573.64K options traded and open interest at 3.92M.

iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA) saw a minor decline of 0.33%, with 561.94K options traded and open interest at 2.14M.

Micron Technology (MU) increased by 5.62%, with a trading volume of 518.42K options and open interest of 1.77M.

iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) rose by 3.99%, with 487.09K options traded and an open interest of 1.83M.

Amazon (AMZN) gained 2.40%, with 447.14K options traded and open interest at 4.39M.

MARA Holdings (MARA) saw a sharp increase of 8.05%, with 438.16K options traded and open interest at 1.89M.

Rivian Automotive (RIVN) rose by 6.75%, with 420.70K options traded and open interest at 2.83M.

Other Notable Moves

Sirius XM (SIRI) witnessed significant open interest increases in several options, including $3.50 call expiring January 16, 2026, with an increase of 91.73K, and $3.50 put expiring January 17, 2025, with an increase of 86.45K. Additionally, the $4.00 call expiring January 16, 2026, saw an increase of 71.78K.

Innoviz Technologies (LAZR) had notable open interest increases, particularly in the $1.00 call expiring January 17, 2025, with an increase of 71.28K, and the same strike expiring January 16, 2026, with an increase of 69.29K.

Direxion Daily TSLA Bull 1.5X Shares (TSLL) saw an increase of 44.65K in open interest for the $12.73 call expiring January 17, 2025.

Volatility Index (VIX) experienced a significant open interest increase of 39.21K in the $35.00 call expiring March 18, 2025.

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