Whale Moves | MSTR and MARA Calls Surge; TGT Puts Spike Amid Major Stock Moves

Market BriefWednesday, Nov 20, 2024 7:00 pm ET

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【Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options】

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) increased by 0.03%, with an option volume of 6.85M and open interest of 17.94M.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) saw a slight decline of 0.06%, recording an option volume of 3.89M and open interest of 9.29M.

NVIDIA (NVDA) dropped by 0.76%, with an option volume of 3.85M and open interest of 25.56M.

Tesla (TSLA) decreased by 1.15%, with an option volume of 1.48M and open interest of 7.54M.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) experienced a modest increase of 0.13%, with an option volume of 1.11M and open interest of 11.41M.

MicroStrategy (MSTR) surged by 10.05%, with an option volume of 1.01M and open interest of 2.15M.

MARA Holdings (MARA) enjoyed a significant rise of 13.95%, with an option volume of 729.17K and open interest of 1.76M.

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) fell by 8.74%, with an option volume of 699.79K and open interest of 4.39M.

Apple (AAPL) moved up by 0.32%, with an option volume of 601.92K and open interest of 5.73M.

Target (TGT) saw a sharp decline of 21.41%, with an option volume of 499.89K and open interest of 490.48K.

Amazon (AMZN) dropped by 0.85%, with an option volume of 493.73K and open interest of 4.09M.

Palantir (PLTR) decreased by 1.37%, with an option volume of 485.53K and open interest of 3.42M.

GameStop (GME) rose by 3.19%, with an option volume of 401.23K and open interest of 943.65K.

NIO Inc (NIO) increased by 0.43%, with an option volume of 387.28K and open interest of 3.16M.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) fell by 1.28%, with an option volume of 357.82K and open interest of 3.17M.

iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) climbed by 1.94%, with an option volume of 348.06K and open interest of 271.00K.

Coinbase (COIN) decreased by 1.40%, with an option volume of 310.34K and open interest of 1.21M.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) dipped by 0.32%, with an option volume of 307.08K and open interest of 5.83M.

SoFi Technologies (SOFI) increased by 1.73%, with an option volume of 285.58K and open interest of 2.92M.

Microsoft (MSFT) dropped by 0.55%, with an option volume of 261.78K and open interest of 2.49M.

【Other Notable Moves】

Sirius XM Holdings (SIRI) saw significant open interest increases in multiple options, including the $3.50 call expiring January 26, 2026, with an increase of 91.73K, and the $3.50 put expiring January 17, 2025, with an increase of 86.45K. Additionally, the $4.00 call expiring January 26, 2026, increased by 71.78K.

Spirit Airlines (SAVEQ) observed a notable increase in open interest with the $5.00 put expiring January 26, 2026, up by 80.21K, and the $2.50 put expiring January 16, 2026, up by 41.38K.

KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB) experienced a rise in open interest in the $38.00 call expiring February 21, 2025, up by 60.03K.

VIX volatility index options saw an increase in the $55.00 call expiring December 18, 2024, with an open interest rise of 50.10K.

FSR Auto Holdings (FSRNQ) witnessed a rise in open interest across several options, including the $1.00 call and $0.50 call, both expiring January 17, 2025, with increases of 38.53K and 37.91K, respectively.

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