Whale Moves | SPY and IWM See Huge Put Interest, NVDA Calls Surge, HYG Calls Notably Increase

Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) topped the list with a stock increase of +0.60% and an option volume of 8.29M. Notably, open interest on $5100 put expiring August 22, 2025, rose by 67.60K, and $5050 put expiring on the same date increased by 67.57K.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) followed with a +0.71% increase in stock value, option volume of 3.76M. $515 put expiring August 1, 2025, saw open interest rise by 28.71K.

NVIDIA (NVDA) experienced a stock increase of +1.80% and an option volume of 2.92M. Significant open interest increases were seen in $160 call expiring July 11, 2025, by 28.10K, $160 call expiring August 8, 2025, by 23.39K, $160 put expiring July 11, 2025, by 22.75K, and $162.50 call expiring July 11, 2025, by 17.48K.

Tesla (TSLA) saw its stock dip by -0.65%, with an option volume of 1.54M, maintaining steady open interest levels.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) rose by +1.08%, option volume hitting 1.10M. Open interest increased on the $210 put expiring August 15, 2025, by 49.05K and $220 call expiring July 18, 2025, by 30.79K.

Apple (AAPL) showed a modest gain of +0.54% with an option volume of 793.32K.

Palantir (PLTR) climbed by +2.45%, and its option volume reached 786.32K.

iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) increased by +2.85% with an option volume of 674.60K.

Alphabet-A (GOOGL) gained +1.30% and an option volume of 571.70K.

Amazon (AMZN) rose by +1.45%, and its option volume was 555.22K.

Strategy (MSTR) showed a significant rise of +4.65%, option volume totaled 544.65K.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) increased slightly by +0.43% with an option volume of 459.76K.

Meta Platforms (META) climbed by +1.68%, option volume reaching 428.20K.

iShares Silver Trust (SLV) fell by -0.87%, with an option volume of 423.41K.

Robinhood (HOOD) showed a strong increase of +3.58%, option volume at 411.72K.

Ishares Iboxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) gained +0.28%, option volume 405.02K. Open interest increased notably for $81 call expiring September 19, 2025, by 54.24K, $77 put expiring on the same date by 34.06K, $79 put expiring August 15, 2025, by 19.28K, and $78 put expiring on the same date by 18.77K.

Coinbase (COIN) surged by +5.36%, option volume reached 397.33K.

Microsoft (MSFT) increased by +1.39%, option volume 387.94K.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) gained +1.05%, with an option volume of 378.20K.

CoreWeave (CRWV) rose by +1.06%, option volume was 361.87K.

Other Notable Moves

Financials Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) saw open interest increases on $40 put expiring January 15, 2027, by 25.00K, and $50 put expiring on the same date by 24.88K.

Facebook In (FBIN) experienced open interest increases on $50 put expiring September 19, 2025, by 36.00K and $55 call expiring on the same date by 28.12K.

KeyCorp (KEY) observed an increase in open interest for the $18 put expiring July 18, 2025, by 29.42K.

Up Fintech Holding (TIGR) saw open interest increase on the $10 call expiring January 16, 2026, by 29.02K.

Iris Energy (IREN) observed a rise in open interest for the $20 call expiring March 20, 2026, by 24.17K.

Lucid Group (LCID) saw an increase in open interest for the $1.50 put expiring January 15, 2027, by 21.77K.

Caesars Entertainment (CZR) experienced an increase in open interest for the $23 put expiring August 15, 2025, by 20.89K.

SPDR S&P Biotech ETF (XBI) observed open interest rise for the $82 put expiring July 18, 2025, by 20.87K.

Dow Jones Transportation Average Index Fund (DJT) saw an increase in open interest for the $20 call expiring July 11, 2025, by 20.85K.

Pinduoduo (PDD) experienced open interest increase for the $110 call expiring August 22, 2025, by 20.30K.

AGNC Investment (AGNC) saw a rise in open interest for the $9 put expiring September 19, 2025, by 20.27K.

Moderna (MRNA) observed an increase in open interest for the $36 call expiring July 11, 2025, by 19.51K.

SoFi Technologies (SOFI) noted an open interest increase for the $22.50 call expiring July 25, 2025, by 18.68K.

Core Scientific (CORZ) saw a rise in open interest for the $14 put expiring September 19, 2025, by 18.43K.

Intel Corporation (INTC) experienced an increase in open interest for the $24 call expiring March 20, 2026, by 17.82K.