Whale Moves | SPY Put Open Interest Surges; VIX Call and Put Positions See Major Increases

Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) saw a stock increase of +1.07% with an option volume of 4.89 million and open interest of 16.86 million. Notable open interest increases were observed in $565 put expiring March 21, 2025, and $555 put expiring March 21, 2025, with increases of 42.63K and 38.94K respectively. Additionally, the $490 put and $510 put expiring March 21, 2025, saw increases of 27.31K and 26.89K respectively.

NVIDIA (NVDA) stock rose by +1.13% with an option volume of 3.19 million and open interest of 23.09 million.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) saw a stock increase of +1.30%, with an option volume of 2.17 million and open interest of 7.68 million.

Tesla (TSLA) experienced a notable rise of +2.60% in stock price, with an option volume of 1.98 million and open interest of 7.91 million.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) increased by +0.99% with an option volume of 1.35 million and open interest of 11.15 million.

Apple (AAPL) stock slightly decreased by -0.08%, with an option volume of 945.46K and open interest of 4.60 million.

Strategy (MSTR) saw a significant rise of +12.14% in stock value, with an option volume of 794.23K and open interest of 2.27 million.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) decreased by -0.80%, having an option volume of 712.13K and open interest of 5.75 million.

Palantir (PLTR) increased by +6.79%, with an option volume of 673.84K and open interest of 3.55 million.

Intel (INTC) experienced a stock decrease of -2.44%, with an option volume of 614.61K and open interest of 5.88 million.

iShares Silver Trust (SLV) rose by +2.66% in stock price, with an option volume of 537.75K and open interest of 5.78 million.

Alibaba (BABA) saw a sharp increase of +8.61% in its stock, with an option volume of 497.37K and open interest of 2.87 million.

iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) gained +4.15% in stock price, with an option volume of 481.56K and open interest of 2.73 million.

Amazon (AMZN) increased by +2.24%, with an option volume of 458.84K and open interest of 3.82 million.

Ishares Iboxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) slightly rose by +0.05%, with an option volume of 394.06K and open interest of 5.67 million.

iShares China Large-Cap ETF (FXI) increased by +4.99%, with an option volume of 375.69K and open interest of 4.28 million.

Ford Motor (F) stock rose by +5.81%, with an option volume of 359.09K and open interest of 2.80 million.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) saw a stock increase of +0.91%, with an option volume of 345.41K and open interest of 3.86 million.

KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB) increased by +7.13%, with an option volume of 335.03K and open interest of 2.92 million.

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) experienced a stock decrease of -0.61%, with an option volume of 330.80K and open interest of 3.33 million.

Other Notable Moves

VIX saw significant open interest increases across various strikes and expirations: the $35 call and $75 call expiring April 16, 2025, saw increases of 101.93K and 98.63K respectively. Additionally, the $15 put expiring April 16, 2025, and the $18 put expiring June 18, 2025, saw increases of 53.32K and 49.85K respectively.