Whale Moves | SPXW and EEM Puts Surge as Traders Bet on Downside, VIX Calls Indicate Volatility Rise

Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) saw a stock increase of 1.06%, with an impressive option volume of 3.87M and open interest at 17.04M. Notably, the $595 put expiring March 31, 2025, saw open interest increase by 13.87K.

NVIDIA (NVDA) surged by 3.16%, with 3.34M option volume and 24.58M open interest, indicating strong market activity.

Tesla (TSLA) climbed 5.77%, registering 2.78M in option volume with 7.44M open interest, reflecting heightened investor interest.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) rose by 1.44%, with option volume of 1.99M and open interest at 7.22M.

Intel (INTC) experienced a significant 7.34% rise, with options totaling 1.72M in volume and 5.21M open interest.

Apple (AAPL) increased by 1.97%, exhibiting option volume of 1.32M and open interest of 4.69M.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) saw a 1.13% rise, with 1.00M option volume and 10.23M open interest.

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) saw a notable 6.55% increase, with options trading at 955.33K volume and open interest at 3.65M.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) was almost flat, up by 0.08%, with 720.67K option volume and 4.01M open interest.

Palantir (PLTR) increased by 0.44%, with an option volume of 676.47K and open interest at 3.76M.

Robinhood (HOOD) jumped by 14.11%, with options trading at 669.26K volume and 1.53M open interest.

Ishares Iboxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) rose by 0.45%, with 565.14K option volume and 5.68M open interest. The $80 call expiring June 20, 2025, saw open interest increase by 5.00K.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) gained 1.66%, with option volume of 496.24K and open interest at 5.65M.

Meta Platforms (META) increased by 0.44%, showing option volume of 484.35K and open interest at 2.06M.

Amazon (AMZN) saw a slight rise of 0.63%, with 478.23K option volume and 3.64M open interest.

Strategy (MSTR) slightly declined by 0.58%, with options trading at 450.10K volume and 2.26M open interest.

The Trade Desk (TTD) saw a significant drop of 32.98%, with 430.64K option volume and an open interest of 244.51K.

Alibaba (BABA) rose by 1.02%, with an option volume of 429.23K and open interest of 2.77M.

Coinbase (COIN) gained 8.44%, with option volume of 416.69K and open interest at 1.10M.

Riot Platforms (RIOT) increased by 9.59%, with options trading at 384.86K volume and 1.57M open interest.

Other Notable Moves

The $4950 and $5000 puts expiring March 28, 2025, on SPXW saw significant increases in open interest by 45.49K and 44.20K, respectively, indicating notable bearish positions.

The $36 put expiring January 16, 2026, on EEM saw open interest rise by 30.00K, signaling a potential downside move.

The $40 call expiring March 18, 2025, on VIX saw an open interest increase of 12.57K, suggesting heightened volatility expectations.