Whale Moves | SPY $720 Call and VIX $25 Call See Notable Open Interest Surge

Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options

The most traded option today is SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY), with a stock increase of +0.24%. The option volume reached 3.04 million, coupled with an open interest of 17.12 million. Notably, the $720 call option expiring March 21, 2025, saw an open interest increase of 9.36K.

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) recorded a significant stock rise of +7.97% with an option volume of 2.76 million and open interest at 3.54 million.

NVIDIA (NVDA) experienced a slight stock decline of -0.12%, with an option volume of 2.34 million and open interest of 24.19 million.

Tesla (TSLA) saw its stock rise by +1.82%, with option volume at 2.17 million and open interest of 7.24 million.

Palantir (PLTR) experienced a notable stock drop of -10.08%, with an option volume of 1.64 million and open interest at 3.65 million.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) had a modest stock increase of +0.03%, with option volume of 1.42 million and open interest at 7.37 million. The $535 put option expiring February 21, 2025, saw an open interest rise of 8.82K.

Intel (INTC) saw its stock fall by -6.10%, with option volume at 951.61K and open interest of 5.85 million.

Apple (AAPL) experienced a slight stock increase of +0.16%, with option volume of 623.47K and open interest at 4.63 million.

Microsoft (MSFT) had a stock rise of +1.25%, with option volume at 601.59K and open interest of 2.44 million.

Meta Platforms (META) experienced a stock decline of -1.76%, with option volume at 587.78K and open interest of 2.08 million.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) saw a stock decrease of -0.34%, with option volume at 532.62K and open interest of 10.42 million.

Alibaba (BABA) had a stock decline of -0.87%, with option volume at 496.08K and open interest of 2.83 million.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) saw a slight stock increase of +0.36%, with option volume at 432.90K and open interest of 3.93 million.

Strategy (MSTR) experienced a stock decline of -4.58%, with option volume at 412.23K and open interest of 2.29 million.

Amazon (AMZN) had a marginal stock decrease of -0.01%, with option volume at 410.16K and open interest of 3.60 million.

iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) saw a stock rise of +2.13%, with option volume at 403.30K and open interest of 2.57 million.

Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) experienced a significant stock increase of +17.50%, with option volume at 349.76K and open interest of 687.71K.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) had a slight stock increase of +0.12%, with option volume at 330.07K and open interest of 5.85 million.

Ishares Iboxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) saw a minor stock increase of +0.08%, with option volume at 322.66K and open interest of 6.13 million.

SPDR Gold ETF (GLD) had a slight stock increase of +0.06%, with option volume at 290.21K and open interest of 3.39 million.

Other Notable Moves

Significant open interest increases were seen in various options for the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX). Notable movements include the $25 call expiring March 18, 2025, which saw an increase of 118.39K, and the $24 call, also expiring on the same date, with an increase of 108.64K.