Whale Moves | NIO $3.50 Call OI Soars 164.73K; IWM $214 Put OI Jumps 64.50K; SLV $32 Call/Put Surge

Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) experienced a slight decline of 0.35%, with options trading volume hitting 7.07 million and open interest reaching 18.43 million. Notably, $610 put expiring September 19, 2025, saw an open interest increase of 24.01K, alongside the $565 put expiring September 19, 2025, with an increase of 20.60K.

NVIDIA (NVDA) saw a gain of 0.50%, with an options volume of 4.47 million and open interest at 20.08 million. Significant movements include the $170 call expiring July 18, 2025, which observed an open interest increase of 25.95K, and the $95 put expiring August 8, 2025, with an addition of 20.05K in open interest.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) faced a minor dip of 0.23%, with a trading volume of 3.37 million options and open interest at 8.47 million.

Tesla (TSLA) rose by 1.17%, with options volume reaching 2.86 million and open interest at 8.75 million.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) experienced a drop of 1.38%, with options volume of 1.44 million and open interest at 11.90 million. The $214 put expiring August 15, 2025, saw an open interest increase of 64.50K, while the $230 call expiring August 1, 2025, added 26.52K in open interest.

iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) surged by 4.20%, with options volume at 1.42 million and open interest of 4.52 million.

Strategy (MSTR) appreciated by 3.04%, with options volume of 1.17 million and open interest of 2.55 million. The $435 call expiring July 18, 2025, noted an open interest increase of 22.18K.

iShares Silver Trust (SLV) rose by 3.79%, with options volume at 1.15 million and open interest of 6.65 million. The $32 call and $32 put, both expiring August 15, 2025, saw increases of 55.71K and 45.50K respectively in open interest.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) increased by 1.57%, with options volume at 943.51K and open interest reaching 3.87 million.

Amazon (AMZN) gained 1.24%, with options volume of 932.09K and open interest of 4.07 million.

Robinhood (HOOD) slightly decreased by 0.36%, with options volume of 905.76K and open interest at 2.38 million.

SoFi Technologies (SOFI) ascended by 1.10%, with options volume at 768.97K and open interest of 3.74 million.

Apple (AAPL) saw a decline of 0.59%, with options volume of 766.12K and open interest at 5.42 million.

Palantir (PLTR) experienced a minor decrease of 0.28%, with options volume at 717.34K and open interest of 3.48 million.

Alphabet-A (GOOGL) rose by 1.45%, with options volume of 629.68K and open interest at 3.49 million.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) fell by 1.38%, with options volume at 577.07K and open interest reaching 5.09 million.

MARA Holdings (MARA) increased by 0.74%, with options volume of 559.00K and open interest at 2.44 million. The $18 call expiring September 19, 2025, saw an open interest increase of 42.34K, and the $20 call expiring July 18, 2025, noted an open interest increase of 31.07K.

Meta Platforms (META) dropped by 1.34%, with options volume at 554.50K and open interest of 2.05 million.

Coinbase (COIN) slightly decreased by 0.49%, with options volume of 511.83K and open interest at 1.42 million.

CoreWeave (CRWV) saw a significant decline of 9.00%, with options volume at 505.51K and open interest of 736.62K.

Other Notable Moves

NIO's $3.50 call expiring September 19, 2025, saw a notable open interest increase of 164.73K.

PG&E (PCG) saw increases in open interest with the $16 call and $18 call, both expiring September 19, 2025, witnessing additions of 124.18K and 101.47K respectively.

High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) observed significant open interest changes with the $75 put expiring August 15, 2025, increasing by 99.66K, and the $77 put expiring September 19, 2025, rising by 24.51K.

VIX saw notable activity with the $25 call and $35 call, both expiring August 20, 2025, experiencing open interest increases of 34.86K and 33.85K respectively.