Whale Moves | VIX Calls Surge with $31 Call Open Interest Up 157,570; SPY, NVDA, GLD Options Active

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SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) saw a decrease of 0.74% with an impressive option volume of 8.23 million and open interest at 19.05 million. Notably, $600 put expiring February 20, 2026, witnessed an open interest increase by 109,000.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) declined by 0.84%, recording an option volume of 4.68 million with open interest at 9.99 million. There was a notable increase in open interest for the $560 put expiring September 12, 2025, by 37,800.

NVIDIA (NVDA) dropped by 1.95%, with option volume at 2.93 million and open interest at 21.03 million. Significant open interest growth was observed for the $180 call expiring November 21, 2025, by 100,210 and for the same strike expiring September 5, 2025, by 45,770.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) decreased by 0.54%, with option volume of 1.27 million and open interest at 12.36 million. The $224 put expiring September 19, 2025, saw an increase in open interest by 40,020.

Tesla (TSLA) fell by 1.35%, with option volume reaching 1.19 million and open interest at 8.37 million. Open interest for the $600 call expiring September 5, 2025, rose by 56,420, alongside the $110 put expiring on the same date, which increased by 39,630.

SPDR Gold ETF (GLD) surged by 2.36%, with option volume of 1.01 million and open interest at 3.90 million. Open interest for the $320 call expiring September 19, 2025, increased by 86,950, and the $330 call saw an increase by 50,850.

Opendoor Technologies (OPEN) jumped by 14.38%, with option volume totaling 979.84K and open interest at 3.16 million.

Palantir (PLTR) edged up by 0.24%, with option volume of 669.22K and open interest at 4.09 million.

iShares Silver Trust (SLV) rose by 2.65%, with option volume of 638.86K and open interest at 5.82 million.

Apple (AAPL) decreased by 1.04%, with option volume of 544.96K and open interest at 5.86 million.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) saw a slight decrease of 0.19%, with option volume of 495.67K and open interest at 4.03 million.

Alibaba (BABA) increased by 2.63%, with option volume of 491.03K and open interest at 2.80 million.

iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) gained 2.49%, with option volume of 464.84K and open interest at 5.55 million.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) declined by 0.74%, with option volume at 457.96K and open interest at 5.92 million. The $87 call expiring September 5, 2025, recorded an open interest increase by 40,270.

Ishares Iboxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond Etf (HYG) dipped by 0.11%, with option volume of 411.25K and open interest at 8.51 million. Open interest for the $79 put expiring December 19, 2025, grew by 41,060 and for the $80 put expiring October 17, 2025, increased by 37,190.

Robinhood (HOOD) fell sharply by 3.07%, with option volume of 410.85K and open interest at 2.46 million.

Amazon (AMZN) declined by 1.60%, with option volume of 408.75K and open interest at 3.92 million.

NIO Inc (NIO) rose by 3.13%, with option volume of 407.82K and open interest at 4.62 million.

Strategy (MSTR) gained 2.16%, with option volume of 405.52K and open interest at 3.28 million. The $370 call expiring September 5, 2025, saw an open interest increase by 39,760, and the $830 call expiring on the same date increased by 35,630.

Alphabet-A (GOOGL) decreased by 0.73%, with option volume of 404.80K and open interest at 3.71 million.

Other Notable Moves

VIX options saw considerable open interest increases, particularly the $31 call expiring October 22, 2025, with a rise of 157,570 and the $47.50 call expiring February 18, 2026, which increased by 80,000. Additionally, the $17.50 put expiring September 17, 2025, recorded a growth of 70,550, and expiring December 17, 2025, saw an increase by 45,000.

XLF observed the $52 put expiring October 17, 2025, increase in open interest by 99,240.

SMCI saw open interest growth for the $43.50 call expiring September 5, 2025, by 57,300 and the $43 call expiring on the same date increased by 41,420.

EH had its $10 call expiring January 15, 2027, increase in open interest by 55,540 and the $25 call expiring on the same date by 54,870.

AI recorded an open interest increase for the $18 call expiring September 5, 2025, by 54,940.

BULL saw significant open interest increases, notably the $12.50 put expiring September 5, 2025, by 52,800 and the $15 call expiring on the same date by 45,080.

TSM witnessed an open interest increase for the $220 call expiring November 21, 2025, by 48,910.

SMH observed the $205 put expiring September 5, 2025, increase in open interest by 39,000.

SMR saw growth in open interest for the $36.50 call expiring September 5, 2025, by 37,590.

KR recorded an open interest increase for the $60 put expiring September 26, 2025, by 35,280.