Whale Moves | Significant Put Option Increases in IWM and HYG; VIX Call Options Surge

Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) saw a decline of 0.46%, with a robust option volume of 4.57M. Open interest stands at 15.66M. Notably, the $583 put option expiring February 28, 2025, observed an increase in open interest by 28.45K.

NVIDIA (NVDA) fell by 3.09%, with an option volume of 2.46M and open interest at 20.78M. No significant changes in open interest were observed.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) experienced a 1.18% decline, recording an option volume of 2.30M and open interest at 6.82M.

Tesla (TSLA) dropped by 2.15%, with options trading volume of 1.71M and open interest totaling 6.56M.

Palantir (PLTR) saw a significant dip of 10.53%, with an option volume of 1.70M and open interest at 3.25M.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) decreased by 0.72%, with a trading volume of 1.24M options and open interest at 9.41M. Open interest increases were seen in the $207 put expiring March 21, 2025, by 47.86K, and the $209 put expiring March 21, 2025, by 45.68K. Additionally, the $211 and $200 puts expiring April 17, 2025, saw increases by 34.79K and 13.52K, respectively.

Apple (AAPL) rose by 0.63%, trading 878.43K options with an open interest of 4.25M.

Alibaba (BABA) declined by 10.23%, with an option volume of 720.45K and open interest at 2.74M.

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) fell by 7.95%, recording an option volume of 662.96K and open interest at 3.20M.

Amazon (AMZN) decreased by 1.79%, with a trading volume of 552.35K options and open interest of 3.36M.

KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB) experienced a decline of 6.36%, with an option volume of 538.07K and open interest at 3.11M.

Intel (INTC) dropped by 2.41%, trading 497.93K options with open interest totaling 5.69M.

Microsoft (MSFT) decreased by 1.03%, with an option volume of 456.13K and open interest at 2.15M.

Strategy (MSTR) fell by 5.65%, with a trading volume of 433.89K options and open interest at 1.94M.

Meta Platforms (META) saw a decline of 2.26%, with option volume at 405.00K and open interest of 1.86M.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) dropped by 2.46%, recording an option volume of 389.10K and open interest at 3.48M.

Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) rose by 4.12%, with an option volume of 383.81K and open interest at 679.95K.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) increased by 0.29%, with an option volume of 379.25K and open interest of 5.47M.

SoFi Technologies (SOFI) decreased by 2.11%, recording an option volume of 339.74K and open interest totaling 2.77M.

iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) fell by 0.95%, with an option volume of 329.33K and open interest at 2.20M.

Other Notable Moves

High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) observed notable open interest increases in the $76 put expiring March 21, 2025, by 63.79K, and the $79 put expiring March 21, 2025, by 13.10K.

The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) saw significant open interest increases across various options, including the $36 call expiring May 21, 2025, by 50.10K, and the $55 call expiring March 18, 2025, by 26.47K. Other notable increases were in the $17 put expiring April 16, 2025, by 21.52K, and the $24 call expiring May 21, 2025, by 15.02K.