Whale Moves | SPY, NVDA, and VIX See Significant Open Interest Increases in Key Options

Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) traded with a slight decline of 0.02%, having an impressive option volume of 5.92 million. Open interest in the $635 put expiring on September 12, 2025, increased by 42.66K, while the $605 put for the same expiration date saw an increase of 36.84K.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) experienced a minor drop of 0.04% with an option volume of 3.41 million. Open interest for the $583 call expiring on August 18, 2025, rose by 38.78K.

NVIDIA (NVDA) rose by 0.86% with an option volume of 1.76 million. Notably, the $182.50 call and $190 call, both expiring on August 22, 2025, saw open interest increases of 44.56K and 30.86K, respectively.

Opendoor Technologies (OPEN) surged by 19.24% with an option volume of 1.31 million. The $3.50 call expiring on August 29, 2025, saw an open interest increase of 29.97K.

Tesla (TSLA) saw a gain of 1.39% with an option volume of 1.05 million. The $600 call expiring on August 22, 2025, had an open interest increase of 50.08K.

Intel (INTC) dropped by 3.66% with an option volume of 1.01 million.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) increased by 0.37% with an option volume of 825.26K. The $216 put expiring on September 19, 2025, saw an open interest increase of 61.02K.

Palantir (PLTR) decreased by 1.77% with an option volume of 691.20K.

iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) fell by 0.59% with an option volume of 687.85K.

Apple (AAPL) experienced a slight decline of 0.30% with an option volume of 546.96K. The open interest for the $245 call expiring on November 21, 2025, increased by 37.70K.

UnitedHealth (UNH) rose by 1.47% with an option volume of 542.52K.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) decreased by 0.77% with an option volume of 484.50K.

Meta Platforms (META) dropped by 2.27% with an option volume of 472.12K.

TeraWulf (WULF) increased by 4.57% with an option volume of 457.89K.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) experienced a slight decrease of 0.29% with an option volume of 402.51K.

CoreWeave (CRWV) fell by 3.17% with an option volume of 364.49K. The $240 call expiring on August 22, 2025, saw an open interest increase of 37.37K.

Strategy (MSTR) declined by 0.74% with an option volume of 345.07K. Noteworthy open interest increases were observed for the $385 call, $375 call, and $405 call, all expiring on August 22, 2025, with increases of 43.02K, 39.44K, and 38.16K, respectively.

Amazon (AMZN) rose by 0.20% with an option volume of 340.05K.

Microsoft (MSFT) dropped by 0.59% with an option volume of 339.04K.

Robinhood (HOOD) increased by 0.74% with an option volume of 327.49K.

Other Notable Moves

VIX saw a notable open interest increase for the $15.50 put and $15.50 call, both expiring on August 20, 2025, with increases of 54.24K and 51.36K, respectively.

Gold ETF (GLD) experienced significant open interest increases for the $315 call and $330 call, both expiring on September 12, 2025, with increases of 52.65K and 52.46K, respectively.

American Airlines (AAL) saw an open interest increase for the $14 call expiring on September 26, 2025, up by 51.30K.

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) observed open interest increases for the $50 put expiring on January 16, 2026, rising by 50.26K, and the $50 put expiring on June 18, 2026, rising by 50.00K.

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) experienced an open interest increase for the $77 put expiring on January 16, 2026, up by 50.00K.

Nu Holdings (NU) noted open interest increases for the $11 put and $18 call both expiring on January 16, 2026, with increases of 46.01K and 43.95K, respectively, while the $14 call expiring on August 22, 2025, increased by 45.00K.

Moderna (MRNA) saw open interest increases for the $29.50 call and $31.50 call, both expiring on August 22, 2025, with increases of 34.45K and 32.04K, respectively.

VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) observed open interest increases for the $210 put and $205 put, both expiring on August 22, 2025, with increases of 30.01K and 29.87K, respectively.

iShares China Large-Cap ETF (FXI) noted open interest increases for the $33 call and $33 put, both expiring on September 19, 2025, with increases of 30.44K and 29.28K, respectively.