Whale Moves | Rivian and Rocket Lab Options Surge Amid Market Volatility
Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options
SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) saw a slight increase of 0.05% with a trading volume of 7.54 million options and open interest of 20.08 million.
Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) decreased by 0.13%, with options volume at 3.90 million and open interest at 9.84 million.
NVIDIA (NVDA) experienced a decline of 1.36%, with a trading volume of 2.53 million options and open interest standing at 26.53 million.
Tesla (TSLA) rose by 0.53% with options volume hitting 2.52 million and open interest measuring 8.11 million.
iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) dropped by 0.99% and saw options volume of 1.61 million, while open interest was 12.59 million.
Amazon (AMZN) gained 2.48%, with options trading volume at 1.07 million and open interest of 4.08 million.
Palantir (PLTR) increased by 1.42% with 839.15K options traded and open interest of 3.63 million.
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) decreased by 0.95% with 788.98K options traded and an open interest of 6.40 million.
MicroStrategy (MSTR) saw a significant drop of 7.91%, with options volume reaching 764.69K and open interest at 2.20 million.
MARA Holdings (MARA) experienced a sharp decline of 13.99%, having options volume of 728.14K and open interest of 1.71 million.
Rivian Automotive (RIVN) surged by 13.71% with an option volume of 624.12K and open interest totaling 2.62 million.
Apple (AAPL) saw a modest gain of 0.40%, with options trading volume at 620.77K and open interest at 5.99 million.
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) decreased by 3.01%, with 553.11K options traded and open interest of 3.34 million.
Coinbase (COIN) suffered a decrease of 10.78%, with options volume of 469.97K and open interest at 1.32 million.
Super Micro Computer (SMCI) fell by 6.31%, with options volume amounting to 461.88K and an open interest of 4.39 million.
Microsoft (MSFT) saw a minor increase of 0.51%, with options volume at 413.50K and open interest of 2.66 million.
Rocket Lab (RKLB) surged impressively by 28.44% with an option volume of 403.41K and open interest of 563.06K.
Meta Platforms (META) decreased by 0.82%, with options trading at 384.42K and open interest totaling 2.31 million.
Cisco (CSCO) rose by 0.80% with options volume of 381.07K and open interest at 1.13 million.
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) fell by 0.64% with an option volume of 368.21K and open interest at 10.14 million.
Other Notable Moves
Sirius XM Holdings (SIRI) showed significant activity with a $3.50 call expiring January 16, 2026, seeing an open interest increase by 91.73K. Additional notable moves include a $3.50 put expiring January 17, 2025, with open interest up by 86.45K, and a $4.00 call expiring January 16, 2026, with an increase of 71.78K.
The Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) saw significant open interest changes, with a $53.00 call expiring December 20, 2024, increasing by 161.84K, and notable increases in put options at various prices and expirations.