Whale Moves | NVDA Call Surge with 47.74K Increase; GOOGL Sees 57.98K Contracts Rise in $240 Call

Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options

Today's most traded option is SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY), which increased by 0.84% with an option volume of 7.80 million and open interest of 17.96 million. A notable open interest increase was observed in the $613 put expiring September 12, 2025, with an increase of 19.61K contracts.

The second most traded option is Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ), which rose by 0.91% with an option volume of 3.58 million and open interest of 9.68 million.

NVIDIA (NVDA) gained 0.61% with an option volume of 1.97 million and open interest of 20.02 million. Significant open interest increases were noted in the $175 call expiring September 5, 2025, with an increase of 47.74K and 24.28K contracts, respectively. Additionally, the $177.50 call expiring September 12, 2025, saw an increase of 30.45K contracts, and the $182.50 call expiring the same date saw an increase of 23.58K contracts. The $185 call expiring the same date saw an increase of 19.91K contracts.

Tesla (TSLA) saw a rise of 1.33% with an option volume of 1.59 million and open interest of 7.79 million. The $335 call expiring November 21, 2025, saw open interest increase by 24.72K contracts.

Opendoor Technologies (OPEN) surged by 16.18% with an option volume of 1.54 million and open interest of 2.72 million. An open interest increase was seen in the $6 call expiring October 17, 2025, by 19.52K contracts.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) rose by 1.25% with an option volume of 1.31 million and open interest of 11.96 million.

Amazon (AMZN) increased significantly by 4.29% with an option volume of 1.05 million and open interest of 3.77 million.

Apple (AAPL) saw a modest rise of 0.55% with an option volume of 918.46K and open interest of 5.61 million.

iShares Silver Trust (SLV) declined by 1.10% with an option volume of 893.96K and open interest of 5.90 million. A notable increase in open interest was observed in the $38 call expiring September 30, 2025, by 32.81K contracts.

Strategy (MSTR) decreased by 0.81% with an option volume of 691.09K and open interest of 2.83 million.

Alphabet-A (GOOGL) rose by 0.71% with an option volume of 689.80K and open interest of 3.64 million. A significant increase in open interest was observed in the $240 call expiring November 21, 2025, by 57.98K contracts.

Palantir (PLTR) gained 0.80% with an option volume of 661.47K and open interest of 3.81 million.

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) increased by 0.27% with an option volume of 654.79K and open interest of 8.57 million. The $79 put expiring October 17, 2025, saw an increase of 44.08K contracts. Similarly, the $84 call expiring December 19, 2025, saw an increase of 40.01K contracts, and the $79 put expiring the same date saw an increase of 22.50K contracts. The $76 put expiring October 17, 2025, saw an increase of 20.05K contracts.

Bank of America (BAC) rose by 1.12% with an option volume of 541.42K and open interest of 2.79 million.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) rose by 0.76% with an option volume of 538.07K and open interest of 5.73 million. An open interest increase was noted in the $84 put expiring September 30, 2025, by 27.10K contracts.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) saw a slight decline of 0.21% with an option volume of 537.43K and open interest of 3.82 million.

iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) fell by 2.23% with an option volume of 507.76K and open interest of 5.22 million.

Broadcom (AVGO) increased by 1.23% with an option volume of 465.20K and open interest of 1.97 million.

Rigetti Computing (RGTI) rose by 0.53% with an option volume of 407.78K and open interest of 985.72K. The $16.50 call expiring September 5, 2025, saw an increase of 31.73K contracts.

Alphabet-C (GOOG) gained 0.68% with an option volume of 402.59K and open interest of 1.61 million.

Other Notable Moves

Enovix Corporation (ENVX) saw significant open interest increases, with the $30 call expiring January 16, 2026, increasing by 39.98K contracts, the $17 call expiring the same date increasing by 25.20K contracts, and the $15 call expiring the same date increasing by 20.94K contracts.

Hercules Capital (BULL) observed increases in open interest for the $14 call expiring September 12, 2025, by 53.03K contracts and the $12 put expiring the same date by 47.15K contracts.

Delta Air Lines (DAL) experienced an increase in open interest for the $65 call expiring October 17, 2025, by 22.13K contracts.

Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) saw an increase in open interest for the $15.50 put expiring September 17, 2025, by 21.47K contracts.

Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) observed an open interest increase for the $84 put expiring October 17, 2025, by 21.11K contracts.

GDX experienced significant open interest changes, with the $59 put expiring January 16, 2026, increasing by 25.12K contracts and the $52 put expiring the same date increasing by 25.00K contracts.