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Whale Moves | SPY, QQQ, NVDA Lead Options Volume; SIRI Calls and Puts See Notable Open Interest Surge

Market BriefMonday, Dec 30, 2024 7:00 pm ET

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Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) saw a decline of 1.14% with a strong options volume of 9.33 million and an open interest of 16.95 million.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) experienced a drop of 1.33%, with options volume reaching 3.93 million and open interest standing at 7.99 million.

NVIDIA (NVDA) gained 0.35%, achieving options volume of 2.58 million and open interest at 24.44 million.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) recorded a decrease of 0.77%, with 1.46 million in options volume and 10.28 million in open interest.

Tesla (TSLA) declined by 3.30%, experiencing options volume of 1.36 million and open interest of 7.65 million.

Apple (AAPL) saw a decrease of 1.33%, with options volume of 536.35K and an open interest of 5.79 million.

MicroStrategy (MSTR) fell sharply by 8.19%, with options volume at 509.72K and open interest at 2.42 million.

Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLI) was down 1.01% with options volume of 498.29K and open interest of 650.91K.

Palantir (PLTR) dropped by 2.40%, recording options volume of 474.18K and open interest of 3.36 million.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) decreased by 2.20%, with options volume at 455.93K and open interest of 3.69 million.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) increased by 0.80%, with options volume at 413.09K and open interest of 5.24 million.

Riot Platforms (RIOT) fell by 4.46%, with options volume of 396.14K and open interest of 1.39 million.

MARA Holdings (MARA) saw a 6.24% decline, with options volume at 361.08K and open interest of 1.64 million.

ProShares UltraPro QQQ ETF (TQQQ) decreased by 4.02%, with options volume of 320.25K and open interest of 747.31K.

Amazon (AMZN) fell by 1.09%, recording options volume of 318.83K and open interest of 3.92 million.

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) decreased by 4.07%, with options volume of 280.20K and open interest of 3.79 million.

iShares Silver Trust (SLV) was down 1.23%, with options volume of 273.31K and open interest of 5.71 million.

iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) experienced a slight decline of 0.24%, with options volume at 271.39K and open interest of 1.95 million.

Broadcom (AVGO) saw a 2.55% decline, with options volume of 264.99K and open interest of 2.36 million.

Rigetti Computing (RGTI) fell slightly by 0.47%, recording options volume of 264.79K and open interest of 515.39K.

Other Notable Moves

Sirius XM (SIRI) experienced significant open interest increases with the $3.50 call expiring January 16, 2026, and the $3.50 put expiring January 17, 2025, both seeing notable hikes. Additionally, the $4.00 call expiring January 16, 2026, also witnessed a considerable increase.

LAZR saw its $1.00 call expiring January 16, 2026, increase significantly in open interest.

BLUE's $0.50 call expiring May 16, 2025, saw a notable rise in open interest.

TSLL's $12.73 call expiring January 17, 2025, also experienced a distinct increase in open interest.

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