Whale Moves | SPY & HYG Call Interest Surge; VIX Calls Signal Volatility Rise

Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) saw a 0.24% increase in its stock with an option volume reaching 3.39M and open interest at 15.69M. Interestingly, the $599 call expiring March 27, 2025, experienced an increase in open interest by 7.24K, suggesting heightened interest in future upward movement.

Tesla (TSLA) rose by 3.50%, with its option volume at 2.75M and open interest at 8.47M.

NVIDIA (NVDA) declined by 0.59% with an option volume of 1.80M and open interest at 19.73M.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) gained 0.57%, recording an option volume of 1.50M and open interest at 7.99M.

Apple (AAPL) increased by 1.37%, with option volume at 646.59K and open interest at 4.31M.

iShares Silver Trust (SLV) advanced by 2.07%, featuring an option volume of 560.30K and open interest at 5.73M.

Ishares Iboxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) experienced a slight drop of 0.05%, with an option volume of 543.32K and open interest at 7.59M. Notably, the $79.50 call expiring April 17, 2025, saw an open interest increase by 22.50K, indicating potential bullish sentiment.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) saw a decrease of 0.56%, with an option volume of 528.83K and open interest at 9.83M.

Meta Platforms (META) gained 1.21%, with an option volume of 470.55K and open interest at 1.94M.

Amazon (AMZN) rose by 1.21%, with its option volume reaching 441.62K and open interest at 3.61M.

Strategy (MSTR) climbed by 1.81%, with an option volume of 429.91K and open interest at 2.14M.

Palantir (PLTR) slightly decreased by 0.26%, registering an option volume of 407.36K and open interest at 3.14M.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) increased by 0.84%, with an option volume at 406.57K and open interest at 3.53M.

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) dropped significantly by 2.59%, with option volume at 300.75K and open interest at 2.56M.

Pfizer (PFE) fell by 2.26%, showing an option volume of 248.30K and open interest at 2.81M.

Direxion Daily TSLA Bull 2X Shares (TSLL) surged by 6.99%, with an option volume of 228.57K and open interest at 748.26K.

Alphabet-A (GOOGL) saw an increase of 1.72%, with its option volume at 228.37K and open interest at 2.70M.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) was almost flat, decreasing by 0.01%, with an option volume of 228.26K and open interest at 5.61M.

Intel (INTC) observed a minor decrease of 0.08%, recording an option volume of 226.77K and open interest at 5.39M.

Alibaba (BABA) fell by 1.29%, with an option volume of 224.83K and open interest at 2.40M.

Other Notable Moves

VIX saw significant open interest changes: the $25 call expiring May 21, 2025, increased by 33.86K, the $45 call by 31.00K, and the $20 call expiring August 20, 2025, by 25.13K, signaling strong volatility expectations.