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Whale Moves | IWM $208 Put Surge with 41.38K Open Interest Increase

Market BriefMonday, Oct 28, 2024 8:00 pm ET

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【Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options】

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) saw a +0.31% change, with option volume at 6.11M and open interest at 18.80M.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) had a slight increase of +0.02%, with option volume reaching 3.56M and open interest of 8.67M.

Tesla (TSLA) dropped by -2.48%, with an option volume of 2.07M and open interest at 6.74M.

NVIDIA (NVDA) experienced a -0.72% decline, with 1.74M in option volume and 25.28M in open interest.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) rose by +1.63%, with 1.18M in option volume and open interest at 10.79M. Notably, the $208 put expiring November 15, 2024, saw open interest increase by 41.38K, and the $210 put for the same expiration increased by 40.82K.

SoFi Technologies (SOFI) increased by +1.82%, with 654.45K option volume and open interest at 3.13M.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) dipped by -0.27%, with option volume at 584.14K and open interest of 5.34M.

Ford Motor (F) saw a +2.71% rise, with option volume at 538.78K and open interest at 3.05M.

Trump Media & Technology (DJT) surged by +21.59%, with option volume at 502.69K and open interest at 870.17K.

Apple (AAPL) increased by +0.86%, with option volume at 446.28K and open interest of 5.58M.

MARA Holdings (MARA) saw a significant increase of +11.02%, with option volume at 387.60K and open interest at 1.40M.

MicroStrategy (MSTR) rose by +8.96%, with option volume at 371.52K and open interest of 1.83M.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) had a +2.36% rise, with option volume at 361.19K and open interest at 2.75M.

GameStop (GME) jumped by +10.50%, with option volume at 359.05K and open interest at 744.71K.

Alphabet-A (GOOGL) increased by +0.88%, with option volume at 347.54K and open interest of 2.44M.

NIO Inc (NIO) surged by +10.46%, with option volume at 332.91K and open interest of 2.99M.

PayPal (PYPL) rose by +2.31%, with option volume at 266.34K and open interest at 1.51M.

Palantir (PLTR) slightly increased by +0.25%, with option volume at 264.79K and open interest of 2.87M.

iShares Silver Trust (SLV) had a modest increase of +0.33%, with option volume at 256.53K and open interest at 5.66M.

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) rose by +0.95%, with option volume at 224.19K and open interest of 3.69M.

【Other Notable Moves】

Sirius XM (SIRI) saw significant open interest increases across multiple options, including the $3.50 call expiring January 16, 2026, up by 91.73K, and the $3.50 put expiring January 17, 2025, up by 86.45K. Other notable increases were seen in calls and puts at various strike prices and expiration dates.

Maxeon Solar Technologies (MAXN) had a notable increase in open interest with the $0.50 call expiring January 16, 2026, increasing by 35.49K.

Southwestern Energy (SWN) saw open interest increases with the $7.00 call expiring January 17, 2025, increasing by 28.54K.

VIX had notable open interest increases, including the $14.50 put expiring November 20, 2024, up by 23.86K.

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