Whale Moves | SPXW $5000/$5050 Put Open Interest Surge; IWM $231 Put Sees Significant Increase

Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) gained 0.52% with an option volume of 7.67M and an open interest of 18.49M.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) rose by 0.54%, with options trading reaching a volume of 4.38M and open interest at 9.22M.

NVIDIA (NVDA) saw a price increase of 0.66%, trading 3.37M options with an open interest of 26.29M.

Tesla (TSLA) experienced a slight decline of 0.11%, with a trading volume of 1.67M in options and open interest at 7.47M.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) decreased by 0.73%, with 1.42M option trades and an open interest of 11.80M. Notably, the $231 put expiring January 17, 2025, saw an open interest increase of 39.77K.

Amazon (AMZN) surged by 3.18%, with its options trading volume at 1.08M and open interest of 4.16M.

Apple (AAPL) rose 0.94%, with option volume standing at 731.97K and open interest at 5.80M.

MicroStrategy (MSTR) dropped by 12.33%, with 716.98K options traded and an open interest of 2.41M.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) fell by 2.42%, with options trading volume of 596.65K and open interest at 3.21M.

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) declined 10.36%, with 574.29K options traded and open interest at 4.43M.

MARA Holdings (MARA) dropped by 5.49%, with 506.43K options in play and open interest of 1.76M.

Rivian Automotive (RIVN) decreased by 0.43%, with an option volume of 420.59K and an open interest of 2.67M.

iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) fell by 4.29%, with options trading volume at 413.22K and open interest of 884.41K.

GameStop (GME) gained 2.22%, with 412.45K options traded and an open interest of 950.03K.

Microsoft (MSFT) increased by 2.20%, with options trading volume of 385.99K and open interest at 2.48M.

Palantir (PLTR) rose 1.69%, with options trading reaching 361.60K and an open interest of 3.37M.

Meta Platforms (META) climbed 1.49%, with options volume at 335.05K and an open interest of 2.15M.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) saw a slight decline of 0.39%, with options trading at 319.68K and open interest of 6.02M.

Intel (INTC) dropped by 3.30%, with 273.03K options traded and open interest at 4.61M.

Ishares Iboxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) fell by 0.19%, with options trading volume of 272.37K and open interest at 5.08M.

Other Notable Moves

Sirius XM Holdings (SIRI) saw significant open interest increases in various options, including the $3.50 call and put options expiring January 16, 2026, and January 17, 2025, respectively, alongside others like the $4.00 call expiring December 20, 2024.

Spirit Airlines (SAVE) had notable open interest increases in the $5.00 put expiring January 16, 2026, and other options such as the $2.50 put expiring January 17, 2025.

SPXW saw notable open interest increases in the $5000 and $5050 put options expiring January 10, 2025.

LAZR experienced a significant rise in open interest for the $1.00 call expiring January 17, 2025, and January 16, 2026.