Whale Moves | SPY $750 Call OI Surges; VIX Calls See Massive Open Interest Increase

Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) experienced a -1.78% drop with significant option volume of 6.18M and open interest at 17.29M. Notably, the $750 call expiring March 20, 2026, saw an open interest increase of 20.09K.

NVIDIA (NVDA) declined by -5.74%, with an option volume of 4.15M and open interest at 23.47M, indicating heavy trading activity.

Tesla (TSLA) fell by -5.61% with option volume reaching 2.81M and open interest standing at 8.05M.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) decreased by -2.75%, showcasing a trading volume of 2.64M and 7.83M in open interest.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) was down -1.53%, with an option volume of 1.55M and open interest of 11.31M.

Palantir (PLTR) saw a significant decline of -10.73%, with option volume at 880.34K and open interest totaling 3.64M.

Apple (AAPL) edged down by -0.17%, trading 810.04K in options with an open interest of 4.67M.

Strategy (MSTR) dropped by -1.44%, with its options trading at 764.17K and open interest at 2.41M.

Amazon (AMZN) decreased by -3.68%, with options volume of 723.71K and open interest at 3.85M.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) showed a minor decrease of -0.33%, with an options volume of 702.80K and open interest at 5.91M.

Broadcom (AVGO) saw a -6.33% decrease, with option trading volume of 643.98K and open interest at 2.19M.

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) experienced a -4.76% drop, with 478.52K in option volume and 3.39M open interest.

Ishares Iboxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) showed a slight decline of -0.38%, with an option volume of 467.06K and open interest at 5.78M.

Marvell Technology (MRVL) dropped significantly by -19.81%, with options trading at 454.76K and open interest of 783.18K.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) decreased by -2.77%, with 442.76K in option volume and open interest of 3.91M.

Alibaba (BABA) saw a slight decrease of -0.77%, with options trading at 422.50K and open interest at 2.93M.

Meta Platforms (META) fell by -4.35%, with option volume reaching 416.28K and open interest at 2.04M.

ProShares UltraPro QQQ ETF (TQQQ) declined by -8.29%, trading 414.48K in options with an open interest of 982.62K.

iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) was down by -1.56%, with an option volume of 405.41K and open interest at 2.81M.

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) fell by -1.65%, with options trading at 385.89K and open interest of 5.29M, notably the $55 call expiring December 19, 2025, saw an increase in open interest by 12.07K.

Other Notable Moves

VIX options had notable increases in open interest across various strikes. The $42.50 call expiring August 20, 2025, increased by 200.21K, while the $35 call expiring May 21, 2025, saw an increase of 107.97K. Similarly, the $75 call expiring May 21, 2025, increased by 99.60K.