Whale Moves | Significant NVDA $165 Call and IWM $230 Call Open Interest Surges Noted

【Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options】

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) declined by 0.43% today, with an impressive option volume of 9.07M and open interest at 18.32M. Noteworthy open interest increases were observed in the $609 put, $619 put, and $618 put, all expiring on July 15, 2025, seeing rises of 24.25K, 23.41K, and 21.14K, respectively.

NVIDIA (NVDA) surged by 4.04%, with strong option volume reaching 4.10M and open interest at 19.52M. A significant open interest increase was noted in the $165 call expiring on September 19, 2025, which rose by 56.41K.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) gained slightly by 0.09%, with option volume totaling 3.85M and open interest of 8.54M.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) fell by 1.96%, featuring option volume of 1.90M and open interest of 12.28M. Significant open interest changes included an 80.55K increase in the $230 call expiring on August 15, 2025, and a 54.57K rise in the $212 put expiring on the same date.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) rose by 6.41%, with option volume of 1.38M and open interest standing at 3.76M.

Tesla (TSLA) decreased by 1.93%, with an option volume of 1.33M and open interest of 8.23M.

iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) dropped by 2.96%, with option volume reaching 836.67K and open interest at 4.62M. Notable open interest changes include a 36.90K increase in the $35 put expiring on July 18, 2025, and a 22.64K rise in the $35 call expiring on July 31, 2025. Additionally, the $70 put expiring on September 19, 2025, saw an increase of 22.23K.

Apple (AAPL) increased slightly by 0.23%, with an option volume of 803.63K and open interest of 5.25M.

Ishares Iboxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) experienced a minor drop of 0.30%, with an option volume of 693.62K and open interest of 7.68M. The $79 put expiring on September 19, 2025, saw an open interest increase of 24.94K, while the $78 put for the same expiration date increased by 21.00K.

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) surged by 6.92%, with option volume of 671.76K and open interest at 2.30M.

Palantir (PLTR) saw a slight decline of 0.38%, with option volume of 645.52K and open interest amounting to 3.35M.

iShares Silver Trust (SLV) decreased by 1.07%, with an option volume of 557.77K and open interest at 6.99M. The $35 put expiring on September 19, 2025, saw an open interest increase of 20.72K.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) fell by 0.70%, with option volume of 512.98K and open interest at 5.25M.

Strategy (MSTR) decreased by 1.93%, with an option volume of 496.41K and open interest of 2.42M.

Alibaba (BABA) experienced a significant rise of 8.09%, with option volume of 486.41K and open interest at 2.54M.

KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB) increased by 3.97%, with option volume of 425.54K and open interest of 1.63M.

SoFi Technologies (SOFI) dropped by 1.73%, with option volume of 422.56K and open interest at 3.59M.

Alphabet-A (GOOGL) had a minor gain of 0.24%, with option volume of 419.69K and open interest of 3.47M.

CoreWeave (CRWV) rose by 6.21%, with option volume of 394.23K and open interest of 714.32K.

Amazon (AMZN) experienced a slight increase of 0.29%, with option volume of 388.47K and open interest at 3.94M.

【Other Notable Moves】

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEF) saw a notable open interest increase of 55.87K in the $95 call expiring on July 18, 2025.

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) experienced a significant open interest rise of 39.16K in the $27 put expiring on August 15, 2025.

Bank of America (BAC) observed an open interest increase of 37.49K in the $44 put expiring on July 18, 2025.

NIO saw substantial open interest increases across different options, with a 36.30K rise in the $3.50 call expiring on November 21, 2025, and a 26.69K increase in the same option expiring on September 19, 2025.