Whale Moves | SPY $505 Put and VIX $35, $45 Calls See Notable Open Interest Increases

Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) topped the trading volume today with 3.91M options exchanged, although the stock slipped by 0.25%. Notable open interest changes include an increase of 25,010 for the $505 put expiring January 6, 2025.

Tesla (TSLA) saw a sharp decline of 6.08%, with 3.11M options traded. No significant open interest changes were noted.

NVIDIA (NVDA) gained 2.99%, with an option volume of 2.98M. No significant open interest changes were noted.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) experienced a slight dip of 0.20%, with 2.11M options traded. Open interest for the $500 put expiring March 21, 2025, increased by 7,990 contracts.

Apple (AAPL) decreased by 2.62%, with a volume of 1.25M options. No significant open interest changes were noted.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) inched up by 0.08%, with 783.71K options traded. No significant open interest changes were noted.

Palantir (PLTR) fell by 0.58%, with 568.04K options traded. No significant open interest changes were noted.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) slightly declined by 0.13%, with a trading volume of 554.22K options. No significant open interest changes were noted.

SoFi Technologies (SOFI) dropped by 8.25%, with an option volume of 541.58K. No significant open interest changes were noted.

Ishares Iboxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) rose by 0.24%, with 490.71K options traded. No significant open interest changes were noted.

Amazon (AMZN) increased by 0.38%, with a trading volume of 443.34K options. No significant open interest changes were noted.

MicroStrategy (MSTR) rose by 3.59%, with 424.84K options exchanged. No significant open interest changes were noted.

Cisco (CSCO) slightly declined by 0.17%, with a trading volume of 404.77K options. No significant open interest changes were noted.

Rigetti Computing (RGTI) surged by 31.06%, with 396.53K options traded. No significant open interest changes were noted.

Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) saw a modest increase of 0.41%, with 391.89K options traded. No significant open interest changes were noted.

Broadcom (AVGO) edged up by 0.06%, with 362.19K options traded. No significant open interest changes were noted.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) rose by 0.27%, with 351.81K options traded. No significant open interest changes were noted.

Meta Platforms (META) increased by 2.34%, with a trading volume of 341.02K options. No significant open interest changes were noted.

iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) climbed by 4.37%, with 322.38K options traded. No significant open interest changes were noted.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) slightly declined by 0.14%, with 321.26K options exchanged. No significant open interest changes were noted.

Other Notable Moves

The VIX saw significant changes in open interest. Notably, the $35 call expiring on February 19, 2025, increased by 18,740 contracts, and the $45 call expiring on June 18, 2025, saw an increase of 15,010 contracts.