Whale Moves | SPY, OPEN, IWM, FXI, and TSM Options See Significant Open Interest Surge

【Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options】

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) was the most actively traded option with a slight stock increase of +0.01%. The option volume reached 7.28M, with an open interest of 17.19M. Notably, the $475 put expiring September 19, 2025, saw an open interest increase of 200.16K. Additionally, the $525 put and the $425 put, both expiring on the same date, saw an increase of 100.09K and 100.04K, respectively.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) experienced a stock decrease of -0.52%, with an option volume of 4.05M and open interest of 8.14M.

NVIDIA (NVDA) saw a notable drop of -2.54% in its stock price, with 2.45M in option volume and an open interest of 18.56M.

Opendoor Technologies (OPEN) faced a significant decline of -10.28%, with an option volume of 1.96M and open interest of 2.05M. The $2.50 put expiring July 25, 2025, witnessed an open interest increase of 46.82K. Similar upward trends were noted in the $2.00 put and $1.50 put with increases of 37.28K and 28.07K, respectively.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) rose by +0.83%, with 1.21M option volume and open interest of 11.12M. The $211 put expiring August 15, 2025, saw an open interest increase of 71.01K.

Tesla (TSLA) experienced a +1.10% increase in stock, with an option volume of 1.02M and open interest of 7.57M.

Apple (AAPL) gained +0.90% in stock price, with 741.68K in option volume and open interest of 4.82M. The $220 call expiring July 25, 2025, saw an open interest increase of 30.63K.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) experienced a stock decrease of -1.45%, with an option volume of 679.95K and open interest of 3.63M.

NIO Inc (NIO) surged by +10.84%, with 602.72K in option volume and open interest of 3.82M.

iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) rose by +2.25%, with 559.27K option volume and open interest of 4.66M. The $30 put expiring July 25, 2025, and the $60 put expiring September 19, 2025, saw open interest increases of 24.97K and 24.72K, respectively.

iShares Silver Trust (SLV) increased by +1.05%, with 542.01K in option volume and open interest of 5.94M.

Palantir (PLTR) dropped by -1.79%, with 526.73K option volume and open interest of 3.06M.

Alphabet-A (GOOGL) climbed by +0.65%, with an option volume of 488.57K and open interest of 3.18M.

Lucid Group (LCID) jumped by +10.99%, with 480.08K in option volume and open interest of 3.01M. The $4.50 call expiring August 15, 2025, saw an open interest increase of 46.09K.

Robinhood (HOOD) declined by -2.39%, with 454.84K option volume and open interest of 2.11M.

Kohl's Corp (KSS) soared by +37.62%, with an option volume of 409.00K and open interest of 330.88K.

Amazon (AMZN) decreased by -0.80%, with 379.51K in option volume and open interest of 3.67M.

SPDR Gold ETF (GLD) rose by +0.95%, with 375.65K option volume and open interest of 3.40M.

Strategy (MSTR) saw a slight increase of +0.03%, with 363.93K in option volume and open interest of 2.27M.

SoFi Technologies (SOFI) declined by -0.85%, with an option volume of 342.17K and open interest of 3.24M.

【Other Notable Moves】

FXI, the $40 call expiring September 30, 2025, and a similar $40 call expiring September 19, 2025, saw open interest increases of 115.14K and 63.08K, respectively. Additionally, the $45 call expiring September 19, 2025, increased by 61.88K.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM), the $220 call expiring October 17, 2025, saw an open interest increase of 64.11K.

High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG), the $80 put expiring August 15, 2025, saw an increase of 39.60K, and the $79 put expiring September 19, 2025, saw an increase of 37.47K. The $71 put expiring September 19, 2025, had a rise of 35.03K.

JD.com, the $40 call expiring September 19, 2025, saw an open interest increase of 36.00K.

Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF), the $53 call expiring August 15, 2025, saw an open interest increase of 39.73K.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT), the $87 put expiring August 15, 2025, saw an open interest increase of 34.34K.