Whale Moves | NVIDIA $125 Puts Surge, VIX Calls Show Volatility Bets

Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options

NVIDIA saw a decline of 4.10%, with option volume reaching 5.61 million. Notably, the open interest for $125 puts expiring February 19, 2025, increased by 15.24K contracts, indicating a potential bearish sentiment.

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) experienced a slight drop of 0.45%, with an option volume of 2.84 million. The open interest in $5000 puts expiring February 10, 2025, grew by 7.24K contracts, reflecting increased interest in downside protection.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) fell by 0.19%, with option volume at 1.48 million. No notable open interest changes were observed for QQQ.

Tesla reported a decrease of 2.26%, with an option volume of 1.24 million. No significant open interest changes were noted for Tesla.

Alibaba rose by 0.72%, with option volume totaling 1.02 million. Alibaba's options did not show any significant open interest shifts.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) experienced a minor decline of 0.23%, with option volume at 644.71K. No notable open interest changes were seen for IWM.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) increased by 2.79%, with option volume at 631.98K. There were no significant changes in open interest.

Meta Platforms (META) saw a slight increase of 0.32%, with option volume of 545.75K. No significant open interest changes were observed.

Microsoft declined by 1.09%, with an option volume of 516.91K. No notable open interest changes were noted.

MicroStrategy increased by 1.58%, with an option volume of 499.56K. No significant open interest shifts were observed.

Apple rose by 0.46%, with option volume at 493.48K. There were no significant open interest changes for Apple.

Starbucks jumped by 8.14%, with an option volume of 435.71K. No notable changes in open interest were recorded.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) fell by 0.20%, with option volume at 421.52K. No significant open interest changes were observed.

iShares Silver Trust (SLV) increased by 1.34%, with an option volume of 393.90K. No notable shifts in open interest were noted.

iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) rose by 3.06%, with option volume reaching 371.72K. No significant changes in open interest were observed.

KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB) fell by 1.05%, with an option volume of 342.03K. No notable open interest changes were noted.

Amazon experienced a slight decline of 0.45%, with option volume at 319.47K. No significant shifts in open interest were observed.

Palantir fell by 0.59%, with an option volume of 299.97K. No notable changes in open interest were recorded.

Broadcom dropped by 0.49%, with option volume at 294.00K. No significant open interest changes were observed.

Ishares Iboxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) declined by 0.06%, with option volume at 289.38K. No notable shifts in open interest were recorded.

Other Notable Moves

VIX saw several significant changes in open interest, with $35 calls expiring February 19, 2025, increasing by 15.24K contracts, $20 calls expiring March 18, 2025, increasing by 11.69K, and $25 calls expiring February 19, 2025, growing by 11.66K. This suggests heightened interest in potential volatility.

XRT experienced an open interest increase in its $88 calls expiring June 20, 2025, by 7.54K contracts, indicating bullish sentiment in the retail sector.