Whale Moves | Tesla Options Surge with 1.67M Volume Amid 7.36% Stock Jump

Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) saw a stock increase of 1.11% with option volume reaching 6.38 million and open interest at 16.27 million.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) rose by 1.36%, with options trading volume at 2.66 million and open interest standing at 8.12 million.

NVIDIA (NVDA) experienced a modest gain of 0.39%, alongside an options volume of 2.19 million and open interest of 25.03 million.

Tesla (TSLA) surged by 7.36%, with options volume hitting 1.67 million and open interest recorded at 8.09 million.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) increased by 0.89% with options volume of 910.44K and open interest at 10.23 million.

Palantir (PLTR) climbed 2.09%, featuring an options volume of 761.03K and open interest at 3.50 million.

Altria (MO) decreased slightly by 0.21%, with option trading volume at 610.38K and open interest totaling 375.15K.

Apple (AAPL) saw a 1.15% rise, registering options volume of 571.02K with open interest at 5.83 million.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) rose by 1.36%, with option trading volume reaching 374.20K and open interest of 3.85 million.

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) jumped 5.96%, with options volume at 347.86K and open interest noted at 3.86 million.

Broadcom (AVGO) increased by 3.15%, with 326.93K in options volume and open interest of 2.45 million.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) saw a small gain of 0.42%, featuring options volume of 317.47K and open interest of 5.13 million.

MicroStrategy (MSTR) soared by 7.81%, with options volume at 291.32K and open interest at 2.57 million.

Amazon (AMZN) rose 1.77%, with options volume of 252.69K and open interest totaling 4.02 million.

MARA Holdings (MARA) increased by 4.68%, with options volume of 201.56K and open interest at 1.74 million.

iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) grew 6.36%, with options volume at 192.88K and open interest of 2.03 million.

NIO Inc (NIO) rose by 3.13%, with options volume of 171.37K and open interest of 3.36 million.

GameStop (GME) increased by 0.78%, with option trading volume at 165.63K and open interest of 1.09 million.

Lucid Group (LCID) saw a 3.23% rise, with options volume of 161.64K and open interest at 1.93 million.

Tilray Brands (TLRY) decreased by 1.40%, with options volume at 155.40K and open interest of 1.11 million.

Other Notable Moves

Sirius XM (SIRI) experienced several significant open interest increases: $3.50 call expiring January 16, 2026, increased by 91.73K; $3.50 put expiring January 17, 2025, increased by 86.45K; and $4.00 call expiring January 16, 2026, increased by 71.78K. Additionally, $5.00 call expiring January 17, 2025, increased by 64.69K, and $7.00 call expiring January 17, 2025, increased by 42.18K.

Luminar Technologies (LAZR) saw notable changes with the $1.00 call expiring January 17, 2025, increasing by 71.28K, and the $1.00 call expiring January 16, 2026, increasing by 69.29K.

Maxeon Solar Technologies (MAXN) had a $0.50 call expiring January 16, 2026, increase by 35.49K in open interest.