Whale Moves | Dell Options Surge as Stock Drops 12.25%, MSTR Calls Spike with 9.94% Stock Gain

Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) experienced a minor decline of 0.30%, with a notable option volume of 6.67 million and open interest at 18.86 million.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) saw a decrease of 0.79%, with options trading volume reaching 4.68 million and open interest standing at 9.30 million.

NVIDIA (NVDA) dropped by 1.15%, as option trading volume hit 4.04 million with an open interest of 26.77 million.

Tesla (TSLA) shares fell by 1.58%, with a significant option volume of 2.00 million and an open interest of 7.59 million.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) edged up slightly by 0.14%, with an options volume of 1.12 million and open interest at 12.01 million.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) increased by 0.69%, with options trading volume at 712.76K and open interest at 6.13 million.

Amazon (AMZN) declined by 1.02%, with an options trading volume of 622.42K and open interest of 4.28 million.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) fell by 1.07%, with options volume reaching 620.93K and open interest at 3.30 million.

Apple (AAPL) saw a slight decline of 0.06%, with options volume at 596.48K and open interest of 5.94 million.

MicroStrategy (MSTR) surged by 9.94%, with options volume at 545.57K and open interest of 2.55 million.

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) increased by 1.86%, with options trading volume reaching 479.80K and open interest standing at 4.52 million.

Palantir (PLTR) rose by 0.47%, with options volume recorded at 465.87K and open interest at 3.41 million.

iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) climbed by 6.44%, with options trading volume at 458.32K and open interest of 1.07 million.

MARA Holdings (MARA) jumped by 7.81%, with options volume at 426.17K and open interest of 1.82 million.

Dell Technologies (DELL) experienced a significant drop of 12.25%, with options volume at 333.75K and open interest of 690.97K.

Rivian Automotive (RIVN) increased by 5.80%, with options volume at 320.53K and open interest of 2.76 million.

Coinbase (COIN) rose by 6.03%, with options trading volume reaching 319.09K and open interest at 1.21 million.

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) dropped by 3.64%, with options volume at 296.35K and open interest of 3.19 million.

SoFi Technologies (SOFI) increased by 4.07%, with options trading volume at 288.81K and open interest at 3.05 million.

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) saw a slight increase of 0.20%, with options volume recorded at 284.24K and open interest at 8.35 million.

Other Notable Moves

Sirius XM (SIRI) saw significant open interest increases in multiple options: $3.50 call expiring January 16, 2026 by 91.73K, $3.50 put expiring January 17, 2025 by 86.45K, and $4.00 call expiring January 16, 2026 by 71.78K.

Spirit Airlines (SAVE) observed notable open interest increases in various options: $5.00 put expiring January 16, 2026 by 80.22K and $2.50 put expiring January 17, 2025 by 72.21K.

Innoviz Technologies (LAZR) saw an increase in open interest for the $1.00 call expiring January 17, 2025 by 71.28K and January 16, 2026 by 69.29K.

VIX Index (VIX) experienced increased open interest in the $18.00 call expiring December 18, 2024 by 59.05K.