Whale Moves | SPXW and HYG Put Open Interest Surge; NVDA and RGTI Call Activity Increases

【Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options】

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) led the options market with a volume of 10.04M and a minimal stock movement of -0.27%. There's a notable increase in open interest for the $610 put expiring September 19, 2025, by 29.32K.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) saw a significant trading volume of 6.42M, with its stock declining by 0.59%.

NVIDIA (NVDA) experienced an option volume of 3.32M while its stock fell by 0.14%. Noteworthy increases in open interest were observed for the $200 call expiring September 19, 2025, with a rise of 48.12K, and the $180 call expiring August 22, 2025, increasing by 28.12K.

Palantir (PLTR) recorded an option volume of 2.59M, with the stock decreasing by 1.10%. The $170 call expiring August 22, 2025, saw open interest increase by 27.33K.

Tesla (TSLA) options traded at a volume of 1.81M, with the stock price dropping by 1.64%.

Ishares Iboxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) had a trading volume of 1.30M and a minor stock movement of -0.04%. The $75 put expiring January 16, 2026, saw open interest increase by 34.89K. Additionally, various $74 and $71 puts expiring in 2025 observed a combined increase in open interest of 75K.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) witnessed a trading volume of 1.28M, with the stock down by 0.35%. The $215 put expiring September 19, 2025, saw an increase in open interest by 71.42K, while the $216 put expiring on the same date increased by 42.35K.

Intel (INTC) saw a substantial decline of 6.99% in its stock price, with an option volume of 970.71K.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) options traded at 965.24K, with the stock decreasing by 0.81%.

Apple (AAPL) faced a 1.97% decline in stock price, with an option volume of 679.01K.

Opendoor Technologies (OPEN) dropped by a significant 11.05%, with an option volume of 646.87K. Notably, the $5 call expiring August 22, 2025, saw open interest increase by 28.83K.

Robinhood (HOOD) options traded at 568.58K, with the stock decreasing by 2.01%.

Amazon (AMZN) experienced a stock drop of 1.84%, with an option volume of 495.61K.

iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) rose by 1.11% with an option volume of 481.43K.

Strategy (MSTR) increased by 2.32%, with an option volume of 480.83K. The $355 call expiring August 22, 2025, saw open interest increase by 40.80K.

Rigetti Computing (RGTI) saw a decline of 2.64% with an option volume of 479.45K. The $16.50 call and $15.50 put both expiring August 22, 2025, saw increases in open interest by 96.77K and 66.22K, respectively.

SoFi Technologies (SOFI) options volume was 437.90K, with the stock falling by 1.01%.

Meta Platforms (META) saw a 0.50% decline in stock price with an option volume of 412.09K.

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) dropped by 1.46%, with an option volume of 389.04K.

ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ ETF (SQQQ) increased by 1.83% with a trading volume of 363.82K.

【Other Notable Moves】

SPXW options saw significant open interest increases for the $5350 and $5300 puts, both expiring October 3, 2025, with increases of 73.29K and 73.19K, respectively.

Peloton (PTON) observed an increase in open interest by 50.15K for the $3 put expiring December 17, 2027.

VIX options revealed a notable rise in open interest for the $15 put expiring December 17, 2025, with an increase of 36.02K.

IQ options saw a rise in open interest by 30K for both the $2.50 call and $2.00 put, both expiring March 20, 2026.