Whale Moves | NVDA $125 Put Soars, VIX $50 Call Sees Major Increase

Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) saw a decline of 0.29% with an option volume of 3.43 million and open interest at 16.22 million.

NVIDIA (NVDA) experienced a drop of 3.12% with an option volume of 2.51 million and open interest at 18.77 million. The $125 put expiring on February 19, 2025, saw a significant open interest increase by 18.51K contracts, indicating increased bearish sentiment.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) fell by 0.57%, recording an option volume of 1.70 million and open interest at 6.31 million.

Tesla (TSLA) declined by 1.41% with option activity of 669.40K and open interest at 5.57 million.

Palantir (PLTR) slipped by 0.28%, with option volume reaching 540.98K and open interest at 8.87 million.

SoFi Technologies (SOFI) decreased by 0.61%, showing an option volume of 540.08K and open interest at 2.35 million.

Apple (AAPL) saw a modest decline of 0.39% with option volume at 475.21K and open interest at 4.07 million.

iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) gained 1.55%, with an option volume of 435.88K and open interest standing at 2.01 million.

MicroStrategy (MSTR) dropped by 5.21%, with option volume hitting 425.44K and open interest at 1.82 million.

iShares China Large-Cap ETF (FXI) rose by 2.49% with option volume at 359.70K and open interest at 3.23 million.

Meta Platforms (META) increased by 1.73%, with an option volume of 345.56K and open interest at 1.49 million.

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) inched up by 0.30%, recording an option volume of 328.97K and open interest at 4.63 million.

Ishares Iboxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) edged up by 0.11%, with option volume at 304.06K and open interest at 4.95 million.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) saw a slight decline of 0.16%, with option volume at 292.00K and open interest at 3.15 million.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) rose by 0.45%, with option volume at 288.55K and open interest at 5.27 million.

Alibaba (BABA) climbed 3.53%, with an option volume of 284.75K and open interest at 2.20 million.

Alphabet-A (GOOGL) rose by 1.13%, with an option volume of 263.22K and open interest at 2.00 million.

Amazon (AMZN) dipped by 0.24%, with option volume at 260.26K and open interest at 2.99 million.

MARA Holdings (MARA) increased slightly by 0.20%, with option volume at 257.56K and open interest at 1.34 million.

Other Notable Moves

VIX options saw significant activity with the $50 call expiring on July 16, 2025, increasing in open interest by 65.18K contracts, and the $45 call expiring on April 16, 2025, rising by 36.00K contracts. The $14 put expiring on May 21, 2025, also saw an increase of 20.01K contracts, suggesting a mix of bullish and bearish positions being taken.

SPX options showed notable open interest increases, with the $5000 call and put, both expiring on December 19, 2025, each increasing by 10.55K for the call and 10.04K for the put, indicating positions preparing for large index moves.