Whale Moves | HYG Puts Surge; NVDA and RGTI Options See Major Open Interest Increases

【Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options】

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) experienced a decline of 0.40%, with an option volume of 8.04 million and open interest at 17.36 million. Notably, the $607 put expiring September 19, 2025, saw an open interest increase of 27.86K.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) dropped by 0.46%, with an option volume of 4.42 million and open interest totaling 9.19 million.

NVIDIA (NVDA) edged down by 0.24%, with options trading volume at 2.04 million and an open interest of 18.84 million. The $175 call expiring October 17, 2025, saw an increase in open interest by 29.04K.

Tesla (TSLA) fell by 1.17%, with options volume reaching 1.42 million and open interest at 7.61 million.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) rose by 0.25%, supported by an option volume of 1.20 million and an open interest of 11.49 million. Interestingly, the $214 put expiring September 19, 2025, noted an open interest hike of 67.22K.

Palantir (PLTR) saw a modest increase of 0.11%, with option volume at 1.18 million and open interest of 3.82 million.

Ishares Iboxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) decreased by 0.19%, with options volume of 1.13 million and an open interest of 8.00 million. Several puts with expiration dates in 2025 witnessed significant open interest increases: the $79 put expiring October 17 by 201.12K, the $76 put expiring December 19 by 131.54K, the $76 put expiring October 17 by 115.93K, and the $80 put expiring October 17 by 115.61K, among others.

Apple (AAPL) declined by 0.49%, with an option volume of 687.65K and open interest of 5.57 million.

Opendoor Technologies (OPEN) surged by 11.80%, with options volume reaching 645.30K and an open interest of 2.59 million.

NIO Inc (NIO) jumped by 9.27%, with an options volume of 623.60K and an open interest of 4.06 million.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) decreased by 0.90%, with options trading volume at 517.15K and open interest at 3.97 million.

Intel (INTC) saw a minor drop of 0.17%, with options volume at 482.97K and open interest at 6.49 million.

Walmart (WMT) fell significantly by 4.49%, with options volume at 448.72K and open interest at 1.10 million.

Amazon (AMZN) declined by 0.83%, with options volume at 439.77K and open interest totaling 3.77 million.

iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) dropped by 1.86%, with options volume at 409.35K and open interest at 4.85 million.

Strategy (MSTR) decreased by 1.97%, with options trading volume at 389.70K and open interest at 2.72 million.

CoreWeave (CRWV) fell by 0.80%, with an options volume of 383.93K and open interest of 1.30 million.

Meta Platforms (META) declined by 1.15%, with options volume reaching 380.97K and open interest at 2.06 million.

Robinhood (HOOD) saw a rise of 0.91%, with options volume at 379.33K and open interest of 2.26 million.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) dropped by 0.50%, with options volume at 365.89K and open interest totaling 5.60 million.

【Other Notable Moves】

Rigetti Computing (RGTI) saw a substantial open interest change in its options. The $13 put expiring August 29, 2025, increased by 99.91K, and the $15.50 call expiring the same date rose by 68.88K.

The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) had notable increases with the $55 call expiring February 18, 2026, rising by 80.29K and several others with smaller increases, indicating potential increased volatility expectations.