Whale Moves | SPY $530 Put and GLD $380 Call See Notable Open Interest Surges

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Wednesday, Oct 8, 2025 8:00 pm ET2min read
Aime RobotAime Summary

- SPY and QQQ led with 7.39M/4.35M option contracts, showing high market activity in major ETFs.

- AMD surged 11.37% with 2.58M options, while NVDA gained 2.20% despite 19.11M open interest.

- GLD and TSLA saw notable open interest spikes in key puts/calls, reflecting investor volatility expectations.

- High option volumes across SPY ($530 put +200K), GLD ($380 call +80K), and POET ($12 call +46K) highlight strategic positioning.

- The top 20 stocks' combined option activity underscores heightened speculative interest in equities and commodities markets.

Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) rose by 0.60% with a substantial option volume of 7.39M contracts and open interest at 17.97M. Notably, the $530 put expiring November 14, 2025 saw an increase in open interest by 200.54K. Similarly, the $580 and $480 puts, both expiring the same date, witnessed rises in open interest by 100.37K and 100.27K respectively.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) experienced a gain of 1.15%, with option volume reaching 4.35M contracts and open interest at 9.75M.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) surged by 11.37%, recording an option volume of 2.58M and open interest at 4.09M.

NVIDIA (NVDA) increased by 2.20%, with 1.98M contracts in option volume and an open interest of 19.11M.

SPDR Gold ETF (GLD) rose by 1.65%, with a trading volume of 1.97M options and open interest at 5.12M. Of note, the $380 and $370 calls expiring October 24, 2025, both showed significant open interest increases of 80.33K and 80.00K respectively.

Tesla (TSLA) saw an increase of 1.29%, with an option volume of 1.80M and open interest at 8.14M.

iShares Silver Trust (SLV) jumped by 2.70%, with an option volume of 1.30M and open interest at 7.19M. The $50 call expiring December 19, 2025 saw an open interest increase by 56.33K.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) was up by 1.05%, with 1.28M in option volume and open interest at 11.16M. Its $232 put expiring November 21, 2025 experienced an increase in open interest by 38.58K.

Amazon (AMZN) rose by 1.55%, with an option volume of 1.03M and open interest at 4.50M.

iShares

Trust (IBIT) gained 1.35%, trading 1.02M option contracts with open interest at 7.56M.

Webull (BULL) dropped by 1.09%, with option volume at 894.40K and open interest at 1.37M.

Opendoor Technologies (OPEN) fell by 8.61%, with 723.70K in option volume and open interest at 3.30M.

Intel (INTC) increased by 0.70%, recording an option volume of 638.64K and a 7.07M open interest.

Apple (AAPL) was up 0.62%, with 540.46K in option volume and open interest at 5.67M.

POET Technologies (POET) jumped by 17.01%, with an option volume of 537.93K and open interest at 684.95K. Notably, the $12 call expiring January 15, 2027, saw an increase in open interest by 46.68K.

Strategy (MSTR) rose by 0.73%, with 510.28K in option volume and open interest at 2.81M.

Oracle (ORCL) gained 1.54%, with 509.58K in option volume and open interest at 1.51M.

Rocket (RKT) saw a slight decrease of 0.37%, with an option volume of 506.50K and open interest at 1.60M.

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) surged by 6.56%, with an option volume of 469.06K and open interest at 2.43M. The $57 call expiring October 10, 2025, saw an increase in open interest by 33.38K.

SoFi Technologies (SOFI) fell by 0.43%, with 403.13K in option volume and open interest at 4.25M.

Other Notable Moves

Tilray (TLRY) $2 call and $2.50 call, both expiring November 21, 2025, saw significant open interest increases by 117.13K and 54.16K respectively.

Hertz Global (HTZ) $9 call and $9 put, both expiring November 21, 2025, saw an increase in open interest by 40.06K and 40.00K respectively.

PG&E Corporation (PCG) $16 call and $19 call, both expiring November 21, 2025, saw open interest increases by 68.41K and 35.07K respectively.

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