Whale Moves | HYG Puts Surge with 120.27K Increase; IWM Calls Rise by 8.43K; VIX Options Spike

Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) saw a price increase of 1.03% with option volume reaching 4.34 million and open interest at 16.44 million.

Tesla (TSLA) rose by 3.67% with option volume at 2.07 million and open interest at 8.35 million.

NVIDIA (NVDA) experienced a 1.24% gain, recording option volume of 1.65 million and open interest of 21.17 million.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) was up 0.98%, with option volume hitting 1.51 million and open interest at 8.54 million. The $520 put expiring June 17, 2025, saw an open interest increase of 4.83K.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) increased by 1.62%, option volume stood at 872.63K and open interest at 12.22 million. Call options at $223 and $225 expiring July 11, 2025, saw open interest increases by 8.43K and 8.40K respectively.

Apple (AAPL) gained 1.64%, with option volume of 627.94K and open interest at 5.12 million.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) fell 1.27%, option volume was 607.11K and open interest 5.84 million. The $91.50 put expiring July 25, 2025, saw an open interest increase of 8.25K.

Robinhood (HOOD) rose 3.27%, with option volume reaching 528.17K and open interest at 1.89 million.

Palantir (PLTR) surged 6.51%, option volume totaled 518.82K and open interest 3.29 million.

Amazon (AMZN) climbed 2.72%, with option volume of 495.39K and open interest of 3.99 million.

iShares Silver Trust (SLV) was up 0.74%, recording option volume of 491.29K and open interest at 6.46 million.

Ishares Iboxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond Etf (HYG) remained stable with a slight decline of 0.01%. Option volume was 417.08K and open interest 7.90 million. Notable increases in open interest were observed with the $76 put, $73.50 put, and $78.50 put expiring July 25, 2025, increasing by 120.27K, 64.19K, and 61.91K respectively.

Broadcom (AVGO) dropped by 5.00%, option volume of 412.38K and open interest at 2.11 million.

Strategy (MSTR) rose 1.54%, with option volume at 402.24K and open interest of 2.03 million.

iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) increased 2.40%, option volume registered at 375.38K and open interest at 3.35 million.

SoFi Technologies (SOFI) saw a 4.17% rise, option volume was 371.66K and open interest reached 3.19 million.

Alphabet-A (GOOGL) gained 3.25%, with option volume of 351.27K and open interest of 3.34 million.

Meta Platforms (META) increased 1.91%, option volume was 287.12K and open interest at 2.05 million.

Direxion Daily TSLA Bull 2X Shares (TSLL) surged 7.03%, option volume totaled 281.47K and open interest 1.16 million.

Applied Digital (APLD) had a significant rise of 8.54%, with option volume reaching 280.44K and open interest at 663.68K.

Other Notable Moves

VIX options saw notable increases in open interest across multiple strikes and expiries. The $17 put and $24 call expiring July 16, 2025, increased by 44.30K and 41.85K respectively, highlighting heightened interest in volatility. Similarly, the $30 call expiring July 16, 2025, saw an increase of 38.58K.

XLF options exhibited increases with the $50 put expiring July 18, 2025, increasing by 32.87K, and additional put options expiring December 19, 2025, such as the $49 put and $50 put, showing interest growth of 15.19K and 13.16K respectively.

XLE options showed a notable increase in open interest for the $100 call expiring September 19, 2025, which rose by 10.00K.