Whale Moves | QQQ, SPY, and RGTI Put Options Surge; NVDA Call Open Interest Jumps

Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) saw a stock increase of 0.53% with an option volume of 7.18M and open interest of 20.50M. Notably, open interest for the $636 put expiring September 15, 2025, increased by 56.98K, while the $637 put expiring the same date increased by 32.52K.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) rose by 0.86% with an option volume of 3.70M and open interest of 10.55M. The $575 put expiring September 19, 2025, saw a substantial open interest increase of 131.34K.

Tesla (TSLA) experienced a 3.56% increase, with option volume reaching 3.48M and open interest at 8.84M. The $125 put expiring September 19, 2025, saw an open interest increment of 28.71K.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) gained 0.42%, with option volume of 3.38M and open interest at 13.22M. Open interest for the $227 put expiring October 17, 2025, rose by 45.08K.

NVIDIA (NVDA) slightly decreased by 0.04% with an option volume of 1.88M and open interest of 21.05M. The $182.50 call expiring September 19, 2025, saw open interest increase by 65.61K.

Opendoor Technologies (OPEN) saw a significant rise of 4.69% with option volume at 1.15M and open interest at 3.53M.

Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) gained 0.79% with an option volume of 980.12K and open interest of 1.89M.

Alphabet-A (GOOGL) rose by 4.49% with an option volume of 805.73K and open interest of 3.78M.

iShares Silver Trust (SLV) increased by 1.10%, with option volume totaling 704.01K and open interest at 6.37M.

Apple (AAPL) saw a 1.12% increase with option volume of 699.02K and open interest of 6.13M.

Amazon (AMZN) increased by 1.44%, with option volume at 673.51K and open interest of 4.22M.

Intel (INTC) gained 2.87%, with option volume reaching 612.91K and open interest at 6.49M.

SoFi Technologies (SOFI) saw a 4.22% increase, with option volume at 560.62K and open interest of 4.14M.

SPDR Gold ETF (GLD) increased by 1.04%, with an option volume of 550.18K and open interest at 4.91M.

Palantir (PLTR) slightly declined by 0.13% with an option volume of 548.35K and open interest of 4.11M.

Oracle (ORCL) rose by 3.41% with option volume at 518.58K and open interest of 1.77M.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) increased by 1.63%, with option volume at 464.43K and open interest of 4.27M.

IREN Ltd (IREN) saw a substantial increase of 9.36% with option volume at 447.46K and open interest of 2.20M.

Direxion Daily TSLA Bull 2X Shares (TSLL) rose by 6.93%, with option volume at 441.70K and open interest of 1.57M.

Alphabet-C (GOOG) gained 4.30% with an option volume of 441.35K and open interest of 1.73M.

Other Notable Moves

RGTI saw significant open interest increases across several options: the $17 put expiring September 19, 2025, increased by 75.84K, the $20 call expiring the same date increased by 69.47K, and the $18.50 put increased by 32.73K. Additionally, the $20.50 call saw an increase of 31.99K.

VIX's $15.50 call and $15.50 put, both expiring September 17, 2025, experienced open interest increases of 69.82K and 46.74K, respectively.