Whale Moves | VIX Calls Surge with Major Open Interest Increases, IWM and SPY Put/Call Activity Notable

Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) witnessed a price increase of 1.00%, with option volume reaching 3.95 million and open interest at 14.63 million. Notable open interest changes include the $540 put expiring March 21, 2025, which saw an increase of 8.40K in open interest.

NVIDIA (NVDA) rose by 3.10%, reflected in its option volume of 2.00 million and open interest of 18.30 million.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) increased 1.69%, with option volume at 1.73 million and open interest at 5.91 million.

Tesla (TSLA) gained 3.06%, with option volume at 1.70 million and open interest at 5.69 million.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) went up 0.43%, option volume was 1.07 million, and open interest stood at 8.54 million. Significant changes include the $230 call expiring January 24, 2025, which increased by 16.20K in open interest, and the $200 put expiring March 21, 2025, which saw an increase of 17.70K in open interest.

Apple (AAPL) had a 0.75% increase in its stock price, with option volume of 798.45K and open interest of 3.86 million.

iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) saw a substantial rise of 4.43%, with option volume at 661.09K and open interest at 1.81 million.

Intel (INTC) experienced a significant increase of 9.25%, reaching an option volume of 637.63K and open interest of 4.10 million.

MicroStrategy (MSTR) increased by 8.04%, with option volume at 635.25K and open interest at 1.67 million.

MARA Holdings (MARA) rose by 8.80%, with option volume at 464.11K and open interest at 1.23 million.

Alibaba (BABA) gained 3.26%, with option volume at 388.54K and open interest at 1.94 million.

Amazon (AMZN) increased by 2.39%, with option volume at 359.74K and open interest at 2.82 million.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) saw a 2.55% rise, with option volume at 344.31K and open interest at 3.08 million.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) had a modest increase of 0.17%, with option volume at 343.73K and open interest at 5.06 million.

iShares China Large-Cap ETF (FXI) rose by 1.94%, with option volume at 318.52K and open interest at 2.96 million.

Palantir (PLTR) increased by 3.65%, with option volume at 315.81K and open interest at 2.63 million.

Coinbase (COIN) experienced a 4.92% rise, with option volume at 290.03K and open interest at 946.36K.

iShares Silver Trust (SLV) decreased by 1.53%, with option volume at 257.63K and open interest at 4.39 million.

Robinhood (HOOD) increased by 4.49%, with option volume at 255.19K and open interest at 1.07 million.

Rivian Automotive (RIVN) saw a decrease of 1.59%, with option volume at 249.43K and open interest at 2.09 million.

Other Notable Moves

VIX options saw substantial open interest increases. The $42.50 call expiring August 20, 2025, experienced an increase of 120.52K in open interest. Other significant changes include the $19 call expiring January 22, 2025, with an increase of 79.70K, and the $18 call expiring January 22, 2025, which rose by 76.79K.