Whale Moves | SPY & HYG Put Open Interest Surge; VIX $80 Call Gains 100K; MSTR Stock Surges 10.15%

Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) saw a 1.78% increase in stock price with a massive option volume of 4.37 million and an open interest of 18.64 million. Notably, the $435 put expiring May 2, 2025, saw an increase in open interest by 55.05K, while the $400 put due April 25, 2025, increased by 35.08K.

NVIDIA (NVDA) experienced a 3.12% rise with an option volume of 2.35 million and an open interest of 21.17 million.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) gained 1.84% with options trading at a volume of 2.01 million and open interest at 9.17 million.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) moved up by 1.46%, with 1.32 million in option volume and 12.09 million in open interest. Additionally, the $206 call due May 16, 2025, saw an increase of 7.70K in open interest.

Tesla (TSLA) remained relatively flat, decreasing slightly by 0.04% with option volume at 1.28 million and open interest at 8.14 million.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) increased by 0.54% with an option volume of 1.19 million and open interest of 6.13 million.

Apple (AAPL) saw its stock price soar by 4.06% with an option volume of 1.06 million and an open interest of 4.86 million.

SPDR Gold ETF (GLD) gained 1.91%, with options trading volume reaching 1.04 million and open interest at 3.80 million.

iShares Silver Trust (SLV) rose by 3.22%, with option volume at 743.18K and open interest at 6.49 million.

Ishares Iboxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) posted a modest gain of 0.30%, with an option volume of 724.62K and open interest of 8.78 million. The $72 put expiring April 17, 2025, saw a significant increase in open interest by 264.26K. Additionally, the $75 put due June 20, 2025, and the $70 put due September 19, 2025, saw increases of 46.56K and 29.60K, respectively.

MicroStrategy (MSTR) surged by 10.15%, with its option volume at 479.04K and open interest at 1.92 million.

iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) increased by 5.53%, with options trading at a volume of 465.85K and open interest at 2.52 million.

Amazon (AMZN) saw a rise of 2.01% with an option volume of 455.87K and open interest of 3.98 million.

KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB) increased by 3.07%, with option volume at 446.39K and open interest at 2.53 million.

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) experienced a gain of 3.14%, with an option volume of 442.18K and an open interest of 6.06 million. The $40 put expiring January 16, 2026, saw an increase of 30.00K in open interest, while the $41 call expiring April 17, 2025, saw an increase of 10.10K.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) rose by 5.30%, with option volume at 378.53K and open interest of 3.72 million.

Intel (INTC) experienced a slight decline of 0.70%, with option volume at 361.78K and open interest at 5.72 million.

Alibaba (BABA) saw a gain of 3.41% with its option volume at 361.71K and open interest at 2.67 million.

Palantir (PLTR) was slightly down by 0.05%, with option volume at 315.43K and open interest at 3.26 million.

GameStop (GME) surged by 5.52% with an option volume of 312.25K and open interest at 1.21 million.

Other Notable Moves

VIX saw significant open interest increases in various options, including the $80 call expiring September 17, 2025, which increased by 100.01K. The $42.50 call due May 21, 2025, and the $30 put due April 16, 2025, increased by 25.01K and 15.79K, respectively.

EWZ saw an increase in open interest with the $24 put expiring September 19, 2025, increasing by 11.12K.