Whale Moves | GOOGL Soars 9.14%, Massive OI Surge in NVDA, GLD, IWM, and VIX Options

Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options

Today's most traded option is SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY), which increased by 0.54%, with an option volume of 8.25 million and open interest of 17.63 million.

The Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) saw a 0.79% rise, with option volume at 4.34 million and open interest at 9.57 million. Notably, the $545 put expiring September 12, 2025, saw an open interest increase by 27.15K, while the $560 put expiring September 5, 2025, increased by 25.07K.

Tesla (TSLA) climbed 1.44%, with option volume reaching 2.09 million and open interest at 7.59 million.

NVIDIA (NVDA) slightly declined by 0.09%, with option volume at 1.96 million and open interest at 19.68 million. Important changes in open interest include the $175 call expiring September 5, 2025, which increased by 59.35K, and the $170 call expiring September 5, 2025, which increased by 23.41K.

Alphabet-A (GOOGL) surged by an impressive 9.14%, with option volume at 1.73 million and open interest at 3.42 million.

Apple (AAPL) gained by 3.81%, with an option volume of 1.19 million and open interest of 5.46 million.

SPDR Gold ETF (GLD) rose 0.78%, with option volume at 945.76K and open interest at 4.05 million. The $325 call expiring September 12, 2025, saw a significant open interest increase by 107.37K; additionally, the $330 call expiring the same date increased by 39.38K, and the $315 call increased by 38.55K.

Alphabet-C (GOOG) experienced a 9.01% uplift, with option volume at 844.11K and open interest at 1.49 million.

The iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) decreased by 0.10%, with option volume at 820.35K and open interest at 11.94 million. Notably, the $220 put expiring September 19, 2025, saw an open interest increase by 46.51K, and the $222 put expiring October 17, 2025, increased by 29.37K.

Palantir (PLTR) fell 1.39%, with option volume at 744.48K and open interest at 3.74 million.

Opendoor Technologies (OPEN) rose 0.79%, with option volume at 693.28K and open interest at 2.66 million. The $6 call expiring September 5, 2025, saw an increase in open interest by 30.03K, and the $5 call increased by 20.44K.

iShares Silver Trust (SLV) increased by 0.51%, with option volume at 591.30K and open interest at 5.82 million.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) saw a 1.10% increase, with option volume at 438.36K and open interest at 5.58 million.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) slightly decreased by 0.12%, with option volume at 387.02K and open interest at 3.77 million.

Ishares Iboxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) rose by 0.27%, with option volume at 358.37K and open interest at 8.38 million. The $83 call expiring October 17, 2025, saw an increase in open interest by 40.06K, while the $73 put for the same expiration date increased by 38.81K.

Strategy (MSTR) declined by 3.33%, with option volume at 356.19K and open interest at 2.78 million. The $345 call expiring November 21, 2025, saw an increase in open interest by 33.90K.

iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) gained 1.27%, with option volume at 352.56K and open interest at 5.12 million.

Amazon (AMZN) rose by 0.29%, with option volume at 326.08K and open interest at 3.70 million.

Newmont (NEM) fell by 0.58%, with option volume at 320.38K and open interest at 852.50K.

VanEck Gold Miners Equity ETF (GDX) rose 0.62%, with option volume at 305.74K and open interest at 2.38 million. The $59 put expiring January 16, 2026, saw an open interest increase by 40.07K.

Other Notable Moves

RGTI saw its $16.50 call expiring September 5, 2025, increase in open interest by 67.51K.

The VIX $15.50 put expiring September 17, 2025, increased its open interest by 59.36K. Additionally, the $17.50 put expiring the same date increased by 30.67K, and the $21 call expiring October 22, 2025, saw an increase by 27.06K.

LQDA's $32.50 call expiring October 17, 2025, saw an increase in open interest by 37.41K.

SNAP observed its $7.50 call expiring September 12, 2025, increase in open interest by 37.40K.

VLY's $11 call expiring January 16, 2026, saw an increase in open interest by 31.87K.

AGNC's $9 put expiring October 17, 2025, saw an increase in open interest by 26.83K.

EQX's $12.50 call expiring January 16, 2026, saw an increase in open interest by 25.07K.

VZ's $44 put expiring September 5, 2025, saw an increase in open interest by 23.66K.

T's $28.50 put expiring September 5, 2025, saw an increase in open interest by 23.11K.

ALIT's $4 call expiring January 16, 2026, saw an increase in open interest by 21.94K.

IREN's $30 put expiring March 20, 2026, saw an increase in open interest by 21.62K.

The VIX $60 call expiring November 19, 2025, saw an increase in open interest by 20.97K.

The VIX $47.50 call expiring December 17, 2025, saw an increase in open interest by 20.13K.