Whale Moves | Rigetti & Quantum Computing Options Plummet as VIX Calls Surge
AInvestThursday, Jan 9, 2025 7:01 pm ET
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NVIDIA (NVDA) saw a slight decline of 0.02% today with an impressive option volume of 3.70 million and an open interest of 26.58 million.

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) increased by 0.15%, reaching an option volume of 3.21 million and open interest of 17.40 million.

Tesla (TSLA) moved up by 0.15%, with options trading volume at 1.75 million and open interest of 8.16 million.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) experienced a minor increase of 0.02%. The option volume was at 1.39 million, with an open interest of 7.76 million.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) fell by 0.45%, with its option volume at 1.39 million and open interest standing at 10.22 million.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) showed a rise of 0.13%, with an option volume of 1.26 million and open interest of 5.31 million.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) dropped significantly by 4.31%, with an option volume of 896.15K and open interest at 3.85 million.

Palantir (PLTR) decreased by 2.51%, with an option volume of 763.88K and open interest at 3.62 million.

Rigetti Computing (RGTI) experienced a steep decline of 45.41%, recording an option volume of 698.79K and open interest of 731.07K.

AT&T (T) saw a slight decline of 0.09%, with an option volume of 694.27K and open interest at 1.16 million.

MicroStrategy (MSTR) fell by 2.85%, with an option volume of 677.75K and open interest of 2.75 million.

Apple (AAPL) increased by 0.20%, with its option volume at 657.44K and open interest reaching 6.07 million.

iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) saw a decrease of 2.65%, with options trading volume at 448.23K and open interest of 2.23 million.

IonQ Inc (IONQ) dropped sharply by 39.00%, with an option volume of 413.66K and open interest of 453.24K.

FuboTV (FUBO) experienced a decline of 2.01%, recording an option volume of 381.12K and open interest at 701.62K.

SoundHound AI (SOUN) decreased significantly by 16.44%, with an option volume of 308.87K and open interest of 922.74K.

Amazon (AMZN) moved up by 0.01%, with its option volume at 305.86K and open interest reaching 4.20 million.

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) fell by 5.15%, with an option volume of 300.44K and open interest at 3.68 million.

Alphabet-A (GOOGL) decreased by 0.79%, with options trading volume at 298.24K and open interest of 2.66 million.

Quantum Computing (QUBT) experienced a steep fall of 43.34%, recording an option volume of 291.88K and open interest at 366.10K.

Other Notable Moves

For the VIX, significant open interest increases were observed across various strikes and expirations, such as the $60.00 calls expiring February 19, 2025, with an increase of 158.70K, and the $30.00 calls expiring on the same date, with an increase of 151.12K.

The SPX also saw notable open interest increases in puts and calls, including the $4000.00 calls and puts expiring March 21, 2025, with increases of 23.01K and 22.07K, respectively.

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