Whale Moves | SPY and QQQ Option Volumes Surge; SIRI Significant Open Interest Changes

Market BriefFriday, Nov 15, 2024 7:00 pm ET

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Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) saw a drop of 1.28% with an impressive option volume of 10.69M and open interest at 20.67M.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) decreased by 2.38% with an option volume of 6.02M and open interest at 10.05M.

NVIDIA (NVDA) dropped 3.26% with an option volume of 5.24M and open interest of 27.15M.

Tesla (TSLA) gained 3.07% with an option volume of 3.84M and open interest of 8.50M.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) fell by 1.49% with an option volume of 1.76M and open interest of 12.89M.

Palantir (PLTR) surged by 11.14% with an option volume of 1.64M and open interest of 3.81M.

Amazon (AMZN) dropped 4.19% with an option volume of 1.50M and open interest of 4.22M.

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) increased by 3.16% with an option volume of 992.73K and open interest of 4.58M.

Apple (AAPL) fell 1.41% with an option volume of 706.41K and open interest of 6.17M.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) declined by 2.84% with an option volume of 698.35K and open interest of 3.46M.

Meta Platforms (META) decreased 4.00% with an option volume of 662.40K and open interest of 2.41M.

Pfizer (PFE) dropped significantly by 4.69% with an option volume of 616.05K and open interest of 3.28M.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) saw a slight decrease of 0.27% with an option volume of 613.64K and open interest of 6.53M.

MicroStrategy (MSTR) gained 3.96% with an option volume of 547.59K and open interest of 2.38M.

ProShares UltraPro QQQ ETF (TQQQ) saw a considerable drop of 7.23% with an option volume of 454.90K and open interest of 939.98K.

Coinbase (COIN) increased by 9.69% with an option volume of 427.38K and open interest of 1.42M.

Microsoft (MSFT) declined by 2.79% with an option volume of 398.35K and open interest of 2.71M.

Alibaba (BABA) decreased by 2.20% with an option volume of 379.96K and open interest of 3.02M.

Disney (DIS) surged by 5.46% with an option volume of 374.12K and open interest of 1.35M.

GameStop (GME) dropped by 2.85% with an option volume of 365.99K and open interest of 1.05M.

Other Notable Moves

Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (SIRI) saw significant open interest changes across various options. The $3.50 call expiring January 16, 2026, increased by 91.73K, while the $3.50 put expiring January 17, 2025, increased by 86.45K. The $4.00 call expiring January 16, 2026, saw an increase of 71.78K, and the $5.00 call expiring January 17, 2025, increased by 64.69K.

The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) experienced notable open interest changes with the $30.00 call expiring January 22, 2025, increasing by 48.42K, and the $14.50 put expiring December 18, 2024, increasing by 40.85K.

Velodyne Lidar, Inc. (VLD1) saw its $0.50 call expiring January 17, 2025, increase by 42.61K in open interest.

ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ (SQQQ) also saw several significant open interest increases, including the $5.00 put expiring January 17, 2025, by 38.34K and the $8.00 call expiring November 15, 2024, by 27.69K.

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