Whale Moves | IWM and RGTI Put/Call Open Interest Surge; OPEN and EEM Notable Increases in Puts/Calls

Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options

The most traded option today is SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY), which rose by 0.47%, with an option volume of 12.90M and open interest at 20.57M. A notable open interest increase was observed for the $626 put expiring October 17, 2025, which rose by 26.17K.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) saw a 0.90% increase, with an option volume of 4.76M and open interest of 10.90M. The $580 put expiring September 30, 2025, had an open interest increase of 25.55K.

Intel (INTC) surged by 22.77%, with an option volume of 3.15M and open interest at 6.54M.

NVIDIA (NVDA) gained 3.49%, with an option volume of 2.80M and open interest at 20.57M.

Tesla (TSLA) declined by 2.12%, with an option volume of 2.69M and open interest at 8.79M.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) increased by 2.49%, with an option volume of 2.25M and open interest at 13.70M. Significant open interest increases were seen for the $228 put expiring September 26, 2025, and the $234 put expiring September 26, 2025, both rising by around 80K. Additionally, the $227 put, $228 put, and $231 put, all expiring October 17, 2025, saw substantial increases in open interest.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) decreased by 0.78%, with an option volume of 1.21M and open interest at 4.11M.

Palantir (PLTR) rose by 5.13%, with an option volume of 1.17M and open interest at 3.95M.

Opendoor Technologies (OPEN) fell by 2.64%, with an option volume of 1.05M and open interest at 3.68M. Noteworthy open interest increases were seen for the $9 put expiring September 19, 2025, rising by 78.06K, and the $8 call expiring September 26, 2025, increasing by 26.17K.

MARA Holdings (MARA) increased by 6.69%, with an option volume of 967.97K and open interest at 2.86M.

Strategy (MSTR) rose by 5.89%, with an option volume of 939.58K and open interest at 2.77M.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) decreased by 1.03%, with an option volume of 815.67K and open interest at 6.39M. The $89 put expiring September 19, 2025, had an open interest increase of 26.78K.

Apple (AAPL) fell by 0.46%, with an option volume of 783.08K and open interest at 5.83M.

Amazon (AMZN) slightly decreased by 0.17%, with an option volume of 767.03K and open interest at 4.18M.

SoFi Technologies (SOFI) gained 3.57%, with an option volume of 644.87K and open interest at 4.18M.

Rigetti Computing (RGTI) surged by 12.51%, with an option volume of 613.75K and open interest at 1.18M. Significant open interest increases were seen for the $23 call and $20 put, both expiring September 26, 2025, and the $19 put expiring September 19, 2025.

Coinbase (COIN) rose by 7.04%, with an option volume of 597.63K and open interest at 1.34M.

Snap Inc (SNAP) increased by 5.63%, with an option volume of 582.86K and open interest at 2.20M.

iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) gained 1.64%, with an option volume of 575.54K and open interest at 6.19M.

Robinhood (HOOD) increased by 1.91%, with an option volume of 543.04K and open interest at 2.39M.

Other Notable Moves

EEM saw an open interest increase for the $54 call expiring October 17, 2025, by 98.42K.

VIX experienced an increase in open interest for the $15 put expiring November 19, 2025, by 72.08K.

HYG had notable open interest increases for the $76 put expiring December 19, 2025, and the $74 put expiring October 17, 2025.

KRE saw open interest increases for the $69 call and $71 call, both expiring October 17, 2025.

ORCL experienced an increase in open interest for the $280 call expiring December 19, 2025, by 35.94K.

CZR saw an increase in open interest for the $21 put expiring October 17, 2025, by 32.84K.