Whale Moves | VIX $60 Call Surges 104K, GLD $375 Call Jumps 80K, Tesla $145 Put Up 61K

Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) had a slight gain of 0.36% with option volume reaching 7.20M and open interest at 17.98M.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) saw a rise of 0.75%, with option volume at 4.06M and open interest at 9.60M.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) experienced a significant increase of 23.71%, with option volume of 2.48M and open interest at 3.86M.

Tesla (TSLA) climbed 5.45%, with option volume at 1.91M and open interest of 8.92M. Notably, the $145 put expiring on October 10, 2025, saw an open interest increase of 61.33K, and several other options like the $225 put and $780 call expiring on the same date also saw increases.

NVIDIA (NVDA) dropped by 1.11%, showing option volume at 1.89M and open interest at 19.76M.

SPDR Gold ETF (GLD) went up 1.88%, with option volume at 1.47M and open interest at 4.84M. The $375 call expiring on October 24, 2025, had a significant open interest increase of 80.15K, complemented by the $365 call which increased by 77.96K.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) saw a gain of 0.40%, with option volume of 1.31M and open interest at 11.02M. The $110 put expiring on March 20, 2026, had an open interest increase of 50.00K.

iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) rose by 2.12%, with option volume of 1.31M and open interest at 7.49M.

Opendoor Technologies (OPEN) surged by 14.43%, option volume reaching 1.15M, and open interest at 3.74M. Significant increases were noted for the $9 call and the $7.50 put, both expiring on October 10, 2025.

iShares Silver Trust (SLV) increased by 1.24% with 789.21K in option volume and open interest at 7.33M. The $39.50 put expiring on November 7, 2025, saw an increase of 36.89K in open interest.

SoFi Technologies (SOFI) rose 4.44%, with option volume at 750.04K and open interest at 4.26M.

Amazon (AMZN) had a slight rise of 0.63%, with option volume of 724.25K and open interest at 4.62M.

Archer Aviation (ACHR) climbed 17.89%, with option volume at 683.17K and open interest of 1.05M.

Apple (AAPL) decreased by 0.52%, with option volume at 662.32K and open interest at 5.90M.

Intel (INTC) fell by 0.65%, with option volume at 660.30K and open interest of 7.37M.

Meta Platforms (META) gained 0.72%, with option volume at 594.67K and open interest at 2.30M.

Plug Power (PLUG) rose 8.40%, with option volume at 572.32K and open interest at 1.80M. The $5 call expiring on January 16, 2026, saw an open interest increase of 52.72K.

Palantir (PLTR) went up by 3.73%, showing option volume at 563.63K and open interest at 3.79M.

Snap Inc (SNAP) had a minor decrease of 0.23%, with option volume at 526.07K and open interest of 2.51M.

Microsoft (MSFT) increased by 2.17%, with option volume of 471.46K and open interest at 2.52M.

Other Notable Moves

VIX options saw substantial open interest increases, with the $60 call expiring January 21, 2026, increasing by 104.01K, and the $100 call increasing by 103.57K.

Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) saw an increase with the $60 call expiring January 16, 2026, rising by 91.01K in open interest.

High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) experienced notable changes, with the $72 put expiring January 16, 2026, seeing an increase of 77.40K and the $78 put increasing by 52.60K.

Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) had a $56 call expiring December 19, 2025, with an open interest increase of 72.26K.

SoundHound AI (SOUN) saw increases in open interest with the $16.50 put and the $19.50 call, both expiring on October 10, 2025.

AI options experienced changes as well, with the $21 call and $19.50 call, both expiring on October 10, 2025, seeing increases.

Brazil ETF (EWZ) had a $42 call expiring on December 18, 2026, with an open interest rise of 35.92K.

Ford (F) saw an increase in open interest for the $12.50 call expiring on October 10, 2025.