Whale Moves | TSLA Puts Surge as $100 Put Open Interest Rises by 69.67K; NVDA Calls See Significant Gains

【Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options】

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) slightly decreased by 0.03% with an impressive option volume of 7.04M and open interest at 18.76M. Notably, the $643 call expiring August 1, 2025 saw an increase in open interest by 65.74K.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) rose by 0.31%, witnessing an option volume of 3.26M and open interest of 8.73M.

Tesla (TSLA) surged by 3.02% with an option volume of 2.09M and open interest of 8.81M. Significant open interest increases were seen in puts, with the $100 put expiring August 1, 2025 rising by 69.67K and the $110 put for the same expiration seeing a 30.81K increase. In addition, the $160 put expiring August 1, 2025 saw an increase of 26.07K.

NVIDIA (NVDA) gained 1.87%, recording an option volume of 1.94M and open interest of 20.05M. Key open interest changes include the $177.50 call expiring August 1, 2025 increasing by 55.12K, the $185 call by 53.58K, and the $180 call by 25.23K. Additionally, there were notable changes for the $134 put and call expiring August 8, 2025, both increasing by approximately 25K.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) jumped by 4.32% with option volume of 1.16M and open interest of 3.95M.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) marked a slight decrease of 0.12%, with option volume of 932.39K and open interest at 11.72M.

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) experienced a substantial rise of 10.24%, option volume reaching 871.65K, and open interest at 2.55M.

Palantir (PLTR) saw a decline of 0.58%, with an option volume of 623.27K and open interest of 3.45M. Open interest changes included the $162.50 call expiring August 1, 2025 increasing by 35.71K and the $167.50 call for the same expiration increasing by 25.31K.

Intel (INTC) slightly decreased by 0.10%, observing option volume of 523.14K and open interest of 5.72M. Notable open interest increase was seen for the $17.50 put expiring August 29, 2025, which rose by 43.84K.

SoFi Technologies (SOFI) dropped by 0.85% with option volume of 487.13K and open interest of 3.50M.

Opendoor Technologies (OPEN) fell sharply by 7.87%, with an option volume of 469.94K and open interest of 2.78M.

iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) increased by 1.12%, seeing option volume of 442.34K and open interest of 5.09M.

Alphabet-A (GOOGL) observed a slight decline of 0.31%, with option volume of 434.98K and open interest of 3.82M.

Amazon (AMZN) rose by 0.58%, recording an option volume of 416.70K and open interest of 3.90M.

Apple (AAPL) slightly increased by 0.08%, with option volume of 365.50K and open interest of 5.07M.

UnitedHealth (UNH) saw an increase of 0.38%, with an option volume of 331.86K and open interest of 1.49M.

Strategy (MSTR) decreased by 0.51%, option volume reaching 319.70K, and open interest of 2.72M. Notably, the $430 call expiring August 1, 2025 increased by 33.04K, alongside the $190 put for the same expiration, which saw an increase of 31.45K.

Direxion Daily TSLA Bull 2X Shares (TSLL) climbed by 6.03%, option volume of 315.42K, and open interest of 1.44M.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) decreased by 0.65% with option volume of 310.95K and open interest of 5.58M. The $86 call expiring August 1, 2025 saw open interest increase by 37.92K.

iShares Silver Trust (SLV) slightly decreased by 0.06%, with an option volume of 281.19K and open interest of 6.20M.

【Other Notable Moves】

Brazilian ETF (EWZ) witnessed increased open interest for the $27.50 call expiring August 1, 2025, with a rise of 65.70K.

Lucid Group (LCID) saw notable open interest increases for both the $2.00 put and call expiring January 16, 2026, with rises of 47.65K and 43.28K respectively.

Centene Corp (CNC) observed an increase in open interest for the $22.50 put expiring September 19, 2025, rising by 40.04K.

CSX Corporation (CSX) saw an increase in open interest for the $37.50 call expiring January 16, 2026, growing by 35.46K.

Marathon Digital Holdings (MARA) experienced an increase in open interest for the $15.50 put expiring August 1, 2025, rising by 31.98K.

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) saw various open interest changes, including the $76 put expiring August 15, 2025 increasing by 30.58K, the $81 call expiring October 17, 2025 increasing by 28.70K, and the $77 put for the same expiration increasing by 25K.

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (PBR) saw an increase in open interest for the $11.50 put expiring August 15, 2025, rising by 30.04K.

Eaton Corporation (ETN) observed an increase in open interest for the $410 call expiring September 19, 2025, rising by 29.99K.

Rigetti Computing (RGTI) saw open interest increases for the $16.50 call expiring August 1, 2025 by 28.28K, and the $13.50 put for the same expiration by 27.44K.

EEM saw an open interest increase for the $58 call expiring December 19, 2025, rising by 25K.

Brookfield (B) saw an increase in open interest for the $22 call expiring September 19, 2025, rising by 24.93K.