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Whale Moves | TSLA Options Surge, SIRI Massive Open Interest Shifts Across Multiple Strikes

Market BriefMonday, Nov 18, 2024 7:00 pm ET
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Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) saw a +0.41% increase with an option volume of 6.53M and an open interest of 17.58M.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) experienced a +0.69% rise, with options trading volume at 3.94M and open interest standing at 9.13M.

Tesla (TSLA) surged by +5.62%, with 2.57M options traded and an open interest of 7.03M.

NVIDIA (NVDA) declined by -1.29%, with option volume reaching 2.32M and open interest at 24.39M.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) registered a modest +0.20% gain, with 1.28M options in volume and an open interest of 10.86M. Notably, the $218 put expiring December 20, 2024, saw an increase in open interest by 55.10K.

Palantir (PLTR) dropped by -6.86%, with option volume of 1.09M and open interest of 3.18M.

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) jumped by +15.93%, trading 864.50K options with open interest at 3.85M.

Apple (AAPL) advanced by +1.34%, with 722.19K options traded and open interest at 5.46M.

MARA Holdings (MARA) fell by -14.07%, with an option volume of 560.52K and open interest of 1.51M.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) rose +2.99%, with 494.75K options traded and open interest at 3.02M.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) showed a slight increase of +0.18%, with 476.10K options in volume and open interest of 5.56M. The $90.50 call expiring November 22, 2024, saw a rise in open interest by 34.84K.

Amazon (AMZN) decreased by -0.45%, with option volume of 468.80K and open interest at 3.93M. Additionally, the $210 call expiring November 29, 2024, had an increase in open interest by 29.15K.

MicroStrategy (MSTR) increased significantly by +12.96%, trading 428.79K options and open interest at 1.89M.

Walmart (WMT) experienced a slight decline of -0.20%, with option volume at 420.13K and open interest of 1.39M.

Ishares Iboxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) went up by +0.19%, with 372.38K options traded and open interest at 4.69M.

Coinbase (COIN) saw a healthy increase of +6.40%, with option volume of 364.81K and open interest at 1.11M.

SoFi Technologies (SOFI) rose by +2.20%, with 305.28K options traded and open interest at 2.79M.

Pfizer (PFE) edged up by +0.24%, with option volume at 297.85K and open interest of 3.18M.

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) increased by +0.30%, with option volume of 288.12K and open interest of 7.49M.

Robinhood (HOOD) climbed by +8.29%, trading 280.21K options with open interest at 1.25M.

Other Notable Moves

Sirius XM Holdings (SIRI) saw significant open interest changes across multiple strikes: $3.50 call expiring January 16, 2026, increased by 91.73K; $3.50 put expiring January 17, 2025, increased by 86.45K; $4.00 call expiring January 16, 2026, increased by 71.78K; $5.00 call expiring January 17, 2025, increased by 64.69K, among others.

VIX $17 put expiring January 22, 2025, saw an increase in open interest by 76.09K, while the $14 put expiring December 18, 2024, increased by 44.69K.

SQQQ $5 put expiring January 17, 2025, and $7 and $8 calls expiring December 20, 2024, saw open interest increases of 38.34K, 31.19K, and 36.36K respectively.

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