Whale Moves | SPY & NVDA Put Open Interest Surge, AMD Jumps 5.41%, AAPL Call Interest Rises

Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) saw a +0.34% movement with an option volume of 8.07M and open interest at 19.51M. Notable increases in open interest were observed in puts expiring October 17, 2025, at strike prices of $480, $430, and $530, with increases of 200.11K, 100.18K, and 100.12K, respectively.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) experienced a modest increase of +0.05%. The option volume was 4.06M with open interest at 9.16M.

NVIDIA (NVDA) declined by -0.86% with an option volume of 2.35M and open interest at 19.79M. Important open interest increases were noticed in puts expiring August 15, 2025, at a strike price of $172.50 and calls expiring August 22, 2025, at strike prices of $185 and $190, with increases of 31.56K, 28.85K, and 26.30K, respectively.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) showed a +1.94% rise, with an option volume of 2.12M and open interest at 12.89M. Significant open interest increases were observed in puts expiring September 19, 2025, at strike prices of $218 and $215, with increases of 45.23K and 33.87K.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) experienced a significant jump of +5.41%, with an option volume of 1.77M and open interest at 4.14M.

Tesla (TSLA) decreased by -0.43%, with an option volume of 1.70M and open interest at 8.16M.

Apple (AAPL) increased by +1.60%, with an option volume of 1.56M and open interest at 5.83M. A notable open interest increase was observed in calls expiring January 16, 2026, at a strike price of $270, increasing by 37.95K.

iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) rose by +2.78%, with an option volume of 834.27K and open interest at 5.07M. An increase in open interest was noted in puts expiring August 22, 2025, at a strike price of $66, with a rise of 24.72K.

CoreWeave (CRWV) saw a significant decline of -20.83%, with an option volume of 743.38K and open interest at 1.06M.

Rigetti Computing (RGTI) increased by +6.42%, with an option volume of 692.99K and open interest at 1.24M. A notable increase in open interest was observed in puts expiring August 15, 2025, at a strike price of $14.50, rising by 51.12K.

Robinhood (HOOD) decreased by -4.79%, with an option volume of 616.89K and open interest at 2.32M.

Palantir (PLTR) dropped by -1.39%, with an option volume of 600.27K and open interest at 3.57M.

iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHA) rose by +4.82%, with an option volume of 580.26K and open interest at 1.58M.

Amazon (AMZN) increased by +1.40%, with an option volume of 564.25K and open interest at 4.25M.

Intel (INTC) went up by +1.88%, with an option volume of 540.14K and open interest at 6.18M.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) rose by +0.83%, with an option volume of 516.72K and open interest at 5.81M. A notable increase in open interest was observed in puts expiring December 19, 2025, at a strike price of $79, rising by 31.31K.

Paramount Skydance (PSKY) saw an impressive increase of +36.74%, with an option volume of 506.92K and open interest at 853.98K.

Strategy (MSTR) dropped by -1.14%, with an option volume of 476.54K and open interest at 2.66M.

American Airlines (AAL) increased by +1.00%, with an option volume of 458.64K and open interest at 3.02M. A notable increase in open interest was observed in calls expiring September 19, 2025, at a strike price of $14, rising by 29.18K.

Ishares Iboxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) rose by +0.26%, with an option volume of 430.88K and open interest at 8.34M. Significant increases in open interest were observed in puts expiring November 21, 2025, at strike prices of $75 and $79, as well as calls at a strike price of $81, with increases of 51.18K, 49.74K, and 46.21K, respectively.

Other Notable Moves

Equinox Gold Corp (EQX) saw an increase in open interest for calls expiring October 17, 2025, at a strike price of $7.50, with a rise of 74.59K.

S&P 500 Index (SPXW) observed significant open interest increases in puts expiring September 26, 2025, at strike prices of $5250 and $5300, both increasing by 70.73K.

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) noted increases in open interest for calls expiring January 15, 2027, at strike prices of $40 and $30, as well as puts at a strike price of $21, with increases of 50.00K, 24.89K, and 25.00K, respectively.

Jumia Technologies AG (JMIA) saw an increase in open interest for calls expiring November 21, 2025, at a strike price of $9, rising by 34.10K.

MSOS ETF (MSOS) noted increases in open interest for calls expiring October 17, 2025, at strike prices of $10 and $5, with increases of 30.11K and 29.85K, respectively.

Unity Software Inc. (U) observed increases in open interest for calls expiring August 15, 2025, at strike prices of $37.50 and puts at $33.50, with increases of 27.73K and 27.50K, respectively.

Delta Air Lines (DAL) saw an increase in open interest for calls expiring September 19, 2025, at a strike price of $60, rising by 27.59K.

Boeing (B) experienced an increase in open interest for calls expiring January 16, 2026, at a strike price of $30, rising by 29.91K.

XLF ETF (XLF) saw an increase in open interest for puts expiring January 16, 2026, at a strike price of $18, rising by 34.91K.