Whale Moves | SPXW Put Open Interest Surges, VIX Options Show Heightened Activity

Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) experienced a decline of 0.83% today with a substantial option volume of 6.02 million contracts and open interest of 18.39 million.

NVIDIA (NVDA) saw a positive performance with a 1.66% increase, accompanied by an option volume of 3.59 million contracts and open interest of 23.29 million.

Tesla (TSLA) surged by 3.79% today, with an option volume of 3.42 million contracts and open interest of 8.39 million.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) declined slightly by 0.24%, registering an option volume of 2.52 million and open interest of 8.47 million.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) remained relatively unchanged with a minimal decrease of 0.01%, having an option volume of 1.51 million and open interest of 11.95 million.

Apple (AAPL) dropped by 2.92%, with an option volume of 1.18 million contracts and open interest of 4.74 million.

Ishares Iboxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond Etf (HYG) recorded a slight decline of 0.35%, with an option volume of 1.10 million and open interest of 6.94 million.

Palantir (PLTR) gained 2.19%, with an option volume of 617.77K and open interest of 3.50 million.

Amazon (AMZN) rose by 1.05%, observing an option volume of 604.95K and open interest of 3.93 million.

NIO Inc (NIO) significantly advanced with a 17.04% increase, having an option volume of 579.36K and open interest of 3.42 million.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) saw a decrease of 0.71%, with an option volume of 548.15K and open interest of 5.97 million.

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) dropped 0.85%, recording an option volume of 512.29K and open interest of 5.49 million.

iShares Silver Trust (SLV) gained 2.92%, with an option volume of 467.84K and open interest of 6.12 million.

Strategy (MSTR) recorded an impressive rise of 8.91%, with an option volume of 440.58K and open interest of 2.24 million.

iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) advanced 5.19%, seeing an option volume of 408.57K and open interest of 2.68 million.

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) increased significantly by 10.68%, with an option volume of 406.20K and open interest of 3.13 million.

ProShares UltraPro QQQ ETF (TQQQ) fell 1.17%, with an option volume of 401.60K and open interest of 1.01 million.

Meta Platforms (META) gained 1.29%, observing an option volume of 368.05K and open interest of 2.04 million.

Robinhood (HOOD) rose 2.05%, with an option volume of 360.63K and open interest of 1.80 million.

Broadcom (AVGO) advanced 3.06%, with an option volume of 338.50K and open interest of 2.27 million.

Other Notable Moves

SPXW $4800 put expiring April 25, 2025, sees open interest increase by 101.45K, and SPXW $4750 put expiring the same date sees open interest increase by 101.02K.

VIX shows notable open interest increases in several options, including the $24 call and $22 put expiring April 16, 2025, with increases of 43.88K and 27.92K, respectively. Additionally, $30, $50, $29 calls and $17, $22 puts for various expirations see substantial open interest changes, indicating heightened activity.