Whale Moves | SPY $610 Put and TSLA $100 Put Open Interest Surge Amid Market Shifts

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Monday, Jul 21, 2025 8:01 pm ET3min read
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- SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) led options trading with 7.64M volume and 19.57M open interest, including $610 put (39.57K increase) and $590 put (33.33K increase) expiring August 2025.

- Opendoor (OPEN) surged 42.67% with 3.4M options volume, while NVIDIA (NVDA) fell 0.6% despite $182.50 call (34.97K increase) and $172.50 put (30.08K increase) activity.

- Tech and crypto ETFs showed mixed trends: iShares Silver (SLV) rose 2.14%, iShares Bitcoin (IBIT) fell 0.52%, and Tesla (TSLA) dropped 0.35% with $100 put (99.26K increase) expiring July 2025.

Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) was the most traded option today, with its stock increasing by 0.19%. The option volume reached 7.64 million, accompanied by an open interest of 19.57 million. Notably, there was an increase in open interest for the $610 put expiring August 8, 2025, by 39.57K. Additionally, the $590 put expiring August 8, 2025, saw an open interest rise of 33.33K.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) saw a stock increase of 0.52%, with its option volume hitting 3.81 million and open interest standing at 9.22 million.

Opendoor Technologies (OPEN) experienced a significant stock increase of 42.67%, with option volume at 3.40 million and open interest at 1.47 million. A notable increase was in the open interest for the $2.50 call expiring July 25, 2025, which rose by 30.31K.

NVIDIA (NVDA) faced a stock decrease of 0.60%, with an option volume of 1.54 million and open interest of 21.07 million. The $182.50 call expiring July 25, 2025, saw an increase in open interest by 34.97K. Additionally, the $175 call expiring July 25, 2025, increased by 31.27K, and the $172.50 put expiring July 25, 2025, rose by 30.08K.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) saw a decline of 0.40% in its stock, with option volume of 1.29 million and open interest of 13.00 million. There were increases in open interest for the $218 put expiring August 8, 2025, by 34.88K and the $210 put expiring August 8, 2025, by 32.76K.

Apple (AAPL) experienced a stock increase of 0.62% with its option volume at 1.14 million and open interest at 5.60 million.

Tesla (TSLA) saw a stock decrease of 0.35%, with its option volume at 955.08K and open interest at 9.00 million. The $100 put expiring July 25, 2025, saw a substantial open interest increase of 99.26K.

iShares

Trust (IBIT) had a stock decrease of 0.52%, option volume was 720.50K, and open interest stood at 5.17 million.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) increased by 0.89% in stock, with its option volume reaching 585.34K and open interest at 5.86 million. There was an open interest rise for the $85.50 call expiring July 25, 2025, by 50.41K, alongside the $74 put expiring December 19, 2025, which increased by 31.91K, and the $93 call expiring December 19, 2025, which rose by 30.48K.

iShares Silver Trust (SLV) showed a stock increase of 2.14%, with option volume at 533.54K and open interest at 7.40 million.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) experienced a slight stock increase of 0.01%, with an option volume of 526.61K and open interest of 4.25 million.

Amazon (AMZN) saw a stock increase of 1.40%, with its option volume reaching 523.90K and open interest at 4.24 million.

Ishares Iboxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) increased by 0.14% in stock, option volume was 522.40K, and open interest stood at 8.71 million. The $79 put expiring October 17, 2025, saw an open interest increase of 29.18K.

Robinhood (HOOD) faced a stock decrease of 4.92%, with option volume at 494.84K and open interest at 2.56 million.

Palantir (PLTR) experienced a stock decrease of 1.13%, with option volume at 492.22K and open interest at 3.66 million.

GameStop (GME) saw a stock increase of 3.95%, with option volume at 451.93K and open interest at 1.71 million.

Alphabet-A (GOOGL) showed a stock increase of 2.72%, with its option volume reaching 440.45K and open interest at 3.63 million.

Lucid Group (LCID) faced a stock decrease of 7.24%, with option volume at 434.51K and open interest at 3.13 million.

IREN Ltd (IREN) had a stock increase of 1.17%, option volume was 393.87K, and open interest stood at 1.85 million.

SPDR Gold ETF (GLD) showed a stock increase of 1.54%, with an option volume of 381.25K and open interest of 4.03 million.

Other Notable Moves

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) $75 put expiring October 17, 2025, saw a notable increase in open interest by 99.94K.

Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLI) saw multiple increases in open interest for various options: $130 put expiring August 22, 2025, increased by 78.03K; $146 put expiring August 22, 2025, rose by 65.00K; $162 call expiring August 22, 2025, saw an increase of 60.06K; and $157 call expiring August 22, 2025, rose by 60.01K.

Marathon Digital Holdings (MARA) $21 call expiring July 25, 2025, saw an open interest increase of 64.27K, and the $22.50 call expiring July 25, 2025, rose by 38.31K.

iShares

Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) $48 put expiring September 19, 2025, saw an open interest increase of 54.07K.

Plug Power (PLUG) $2 call expiring July 25, 2025, saw an open interest increase of 51.89K.

Cortexyme Inc (CORZ) saw open interest increases for the $9 put expiring August 15, 2025, by 41.14K, and the $18 call expiring August 15, 2025, by 38.99K.

VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF (SMH) saw increases in open interest for the $200 put expiring July 25, 2025, by 36.54K, and the $205 put expiring July 25, 2025, by 36.23K.

MicroStrategy (MSTR) $210 put expiring July 25, 2025, saw an open interest rise of 31.11K.

iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) $77 call expiring September 19, 2025, saw an open interest increase of 30.05K.

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) $106 put expiring August 15, 2025, saw an open interest increase of 29.77K.

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