Whale Moves | SPY $655 Put and QQQ $500 Put See Massive Open Interest Surge

Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) rose by 1.53% with an impressive option volume of 8.18 million and open interest at 19.76 million. Notably, the $655 put expiring October 13, 2025, saw its open interest increase by 54,420 contracts, and the $645 put for the same expiration date increased by 46,820 contracts.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) gained 2.12%, with an option volume of 4.52 million and open interest of 10.71 million. The $500 put expiring November 21, 2025, experienced an open interest increase of 50,970 contracts.

NVIDIA (NVDA) climbed 2.82% with an option volume of 1.84 million and open interest reaching 20.26 million. The $202.50 call expiring October 17, 2025, saw an open interest hike of 46,100 contracts, while the $192.50 call for the same expiration date increased by 41,420 contracts.

Tesla (TSLA) saw a significant rise of 5.42%, with an option volume of 1.64 million and open interest at 8.77 million. The $205 put expiring October 17, 2025, recorded an open interest increase of 40,130 contracts.

iShares Silver Trust (SLV) grew by 4.03% with an option volume of 1.44 million and open interest of 7.39 million. The $47 call expiring October 17, 2025, saw an open interest increase of 35,600 contracts.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) increased by 2.78%, with an option volume of 1.19 million and open interest at 11.59 million. The $226 put expiring November 21, 2025, saw its open interest go up by 37,800 contracts.

iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) experienced a slight decline of 0.59%, with an option volume of 1.01 million and open interest of 8.10 million.

SPDR Gold ETF (GLD) rose by 2.43%, recording an option volume of 943.76K and open interest of 5.84 million.

Ishares Iboxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond Etf (HYG) increased by 0.63% with an option volume of 708.25K and open interest at 10.23 million. The $76 put expiring December 19, 2025, saw an open interest increase of 59,220 contracts, and the $74 put for the same date increased by 55,810 contracts.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) grew by 0.71%, with an option volume of 702.23K and open interest of 4.68 million.

Amazon (AMZN) rose by 1.71%, with an option volume of 642.07K and open interest standing at 4.93 million.

Apple (AAPL) increased by 0.97%, with an option volume of 598.83K and open interest of 5.97 million.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) slightly decreased by 0.06%, with an option volume of 551.43K and open interest at 6.02 million. The $99 call expiring January 16, 2026, saw an open interest increase of 40,120 contracts.

Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLI) rose by 1.04%, with an option volume of 526.11K and open interest at 585.06K.

Broadcom (AVGO) saw a strong increase of 9.88%, with an option volume of 524.35K and open interest of 2.28 million.

Palantir (PLTR) rose by 1.01%, with an option volume of 514.34K and open interest at 3.79 million.

Beyond Meat (BYND) experienced a dramatic fall of 48.51%, with an option volume of 506.90K and open interest of 1.09 million.

MARA Holdings (MARA) increased by 8.53%, with an option volume of 495.83K and open interest at 3.05 million. The $22.50 call expiring October 17, 2025, saw an open interest increase of 39,460 contracts.

Intel (INTC) rose by 2.34%, with an option volume of 462.10K and open interest of 7.39 million.

Opendoor Technologies (OPEN) fell by 3.96%, with an option volume of 446.82K and open interest of 3.81 million. Noteworthy, the $7.50 put expiring October 17, 2025, saw an open interest increase of 87,650 contracts, and the $8.50 call for the same expiration date increased by 59,120 contracts.

Other Notable Moves

KWEB saw a significant open interest change with the $38 put expiring November 21, 2025, increasing by 71,570 contracts.

SOUN observed notable open interest changes with the $19 call expiring October 17, 2025, increasing by 63,070 contracts, and the $16 put for the same date rising by 62,910 contracts.

FHN saw multiple open interest increases with the $25 call expiring November 21, 2025, increasing by 53,050 contracts, the $30 call expiring February 20, 2026, rising by 50,020 contracts, and the $27 call for the same date increasing by 50,000 contracts.

FXI experienced an open interest increase with the $39 put expiring November 21, 2025, by 52,520 contracts.

PTON witnessed significant open interest changes with the $13 call expiring April 17, 2026, increasing by 50,460 contracts and the $10 call for the same date rising by 50,350 contracts.

NU observed notable open interest changes with the $12 put, $14 put, and $17 call, all expiring November 28, 2025, each increasing by 50,000 contracts.

VIX saw an open interest increase with the $17.50 put expiring November 19, 2025, by 37,140 contracts.

ARKG experienced an open interest increase with the $26 put expiring January 16, 2026, by 34,790 contracts.