Whale Moves | SPY Put Open Interest Surges with Notable Increases in $540 and March 2025 Puts

Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) saw a decline of 1.18% with an option volume of 6.94M and open interest at 16.34M. Notable open interest increases were observed in the $540 put expiring June 25, 2025, with an increase of 31.81K, and several other puts expiring on March 21, 2025, including the $560 (25.29K), $554 (25.04K), and $573 (20.89K) levels.

NVIDIA (NVDA) rose by 1.69% with an option volume of 5.10M and open interest at 22.66M. No significant changes in open interest were detected today.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) slightly declined by 0.30% with an option volume of 2.85M and open interest at 7.45M. Open interest for the $460 put expiring on March 7, 2025, increased by 20.21K, indicating bearish sentiment.

Tesla (TSLA) experienced a drop of 4.43% with an option volume of 2.67M and open interest at 7.65M. Open interest changes were not noteworthy today.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) decreased by 1.13% with an option volume of 2.36M and open interest at 10.62M. There were no significant open interest changes to report.

Palantir (PLTR) gained 1.17% with an option volume of 840.38K and open interest at 3.44M. Today did not bring any notable open interest developments.

Amazon (AMZN) saw a minor decline of 0.60% with an option volume of 826.30K and open interest at 3.68M. There were no significant open interest changes detected.

Strategy (MSTR) surged by 9.66% with an option volume of 786.80K and open interest at 2.11M, yet no notable shifts in open interest occurred.

Intel (INTC) dropped sharply by 6.20% with an option volume of 730.15K and open interest at 5.76M, with no noteworthy open interest changes today.

Apple (AAPL) declined by 0.88% with an option volume of 690.20K and open interest at 4.52M, without significant open interest variations.

iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) increased by 1.00% with an option volume of 671.64K and open interest at 2.66M. There was no significant movement in open interest.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) fell by 1.23% with an option volume of 666.87K and open interest at 5.73M. There were no notable open interest changes.

Ishares Iboxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) remained virtually unchanged at -0.01% with an option volume of 664.69K and open interest at 5.44M, with no significant open interest changes.

SoFi Technologies (SOFI) decreased by 3.54% with an option volume of 603.52K and open interest at 2.89M, seeing no major open interest changes.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) rose by 2.57% with an option volume of 585.56K and open interest at 3.77M. No major shifts in open interest were detected.

Meta Platforms (META) dropped by 2.30% with an option volume of 548.93K and open interest at 1.93M, with no significant open interest developments.

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) increased significantly by 8.51% with an option volume of 531.09K and open interest at 3.23M, with no open interest changes of note.

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) decreased by 3.52% with an option volume of 471.09K and open interest at 5.13M, and no significant open interest changes.

Alphabet-A (GOOGL) rose by 2.34% with an option volume of 462.22K and open interest at 2.81M, with no major open interest changes to highlight.

Robinhood (HOOD) declined by 1.43% with an option volume of 391.95K and open interest at 1.57M, without significant open interest moves.

Other Notable Moves

The VIX saw a notable open interest increase in multiple contracts, such as the $16.50 put expiring March 18, 2025 (30.39K increase), and the $19.50 put and call expiring April 16, 2025, with increases of 27.10K and 26.11K, respectively. This reflects increased activity and positioning for potential volatility.