Whale Moves | SPY Puts Soar, NVDA Calls Gain, VIX Strikes See Major Interest

【Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options】

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) rose by 0.28% with a significant options volume of 7.26M. Noteworthy open interest increases were seen in the $505 put, $545 put, and $465 put, all expiring on August 22, 2025, with increases of 150.92K, 75.68K, and 75.42K respectively.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) experienced a slight decline of 0.14%, amassing an options volume of 3.47M.

Tesla (TSLA) saw a substantial increase of 4.73%, with an options volume of 2.65M.

NVIDIA (NVDA) increased by 0.75%, recording an options volume of 2.51M. The $165 call expiring on July 11, 2025, saw an open interest increase of 44.60K. Additionally, the $100 call and put options, both expiring on December 19, 2025, saw increases of 25.09K and 22.98K, respectively.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) went up by 0.51%, with an options volume of 1.49M. The $213 put expiring on August 15, 2025, had an open interest increase of 47.96K.

Apple (AAPL) gained 0.60%, with an options volume of 983.59K.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) rose by 4.15%, with an options volume of 968.01K.

iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) was up 1.45%, with an options volume of 898.97K. Notable open interest increases were in the $67 and $75 calls, both expiring on August 15, 2025, with increases of 25.29K and 25.13K respectively.

Strategy (MSTR) saw a 1.52% gain, with options volume reaching 736.84K.

CoreWeave (CRWV) experienced a sharp decline of 9.64%, with an options volume of 710.71K.

MARA Holdings (MARA) increased by 2.93%, with an options volume of 670.40K.

Palantir (PLTR) had a slight decrease of 0.44%, with an options volume of 660.42K. The $140 call expiring on September 19, 2025, experienced an open interest increase of 41.80K.

Robinhood (HOOD) surged by 4.40%, with options volume of 653.29K.

SoFi Technologies (SOFI) rose by 3.71%, with an options volume of 634.72K.

iShares Silver Trust (SLV) was up 2.27%, with an options volume of 622.95K.

Coinbase (COIN) gained 4.04%, with an options volume of 494.67K.

Amazon (AMZN) experienced a slight dip of 0.13%, with an options volume of 461.18K.

American Airlines (AAL) soared by 12.72%, with options volume of 419.91K.

PG&E Corp (PCG) inched up 0.15%, with an options volume of 413.77K.

Ishares Iboxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond Etf (HYG) saw a minor decline of 0.10%, with an options volume of 413.69K. Open interest increased in the $78 put expiring on August 15, 2025, by 48.22K.

【Other Notable Moves】

VIX noted substantial open interest increases for the $17, $19.50, and $18 puts, expiring on August 20, 2025, with increases of 60.11K, 46.41K, and 25.73K, respectively, as well as the $19.50 call with an increase of 43.17K.

GLD's $315 and $330 calls, expiring on August 15, 2025, saw open interest increases of 51.01K and 46.61K, respectively.

PLUG observed a significant increase of 46.99K in open interest for its $2 call expiring on August 15, 2025.

LCID experienced open interest rises for both the $2 call and put options, expiring on January 16, 2026, by 40.26K and 37.56K, respectively.

MRNA's $30 call expiring on September 19, 2025, saw an increase in open interest of 33.68K.

XLP's $75 put, expiring on September 19, 2025, had an open interest increase of 32.02K.