Whale Moves | VIX Puts and Sirius XM Calls See Massive Open Interest Surge

Top 20 Stocks with Most Traded Options

SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) experienced a +1.21% change with an option volume of 8.22M. It's the most traded option today.

Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) saw a +1.28% increase, with an option volume of 4.06M. Notably, open interest for the $580 call expiring on December 20, 2024, increased by 29.45K.

iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) climbed by +1.88%, with an option volume of 1.73M. There was a significant increase in open interest for the $210 put expiring on November 15, 2024, by 50.72K.

NVIDIA (NVDA) rose by +2.84%, with an option volume of 1.70M.

Palantir (PLTR) surged by +23.47%, with an option volume of 1.68M.

Tesla (TSLA) gained +3.54%, with an option volume of 1.43M.

Trump Media & Technology (DJT) decreased by -1.16%, with an option volume of 912.59K. An open interest increase was noted for the $70 call expiring on December 6, 2024, by 27.75K.

Super Micro Computer (SMCI) reported a +6.42% rise, with an option volume of 856.04K.

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) slightly increased by +0.53%, with an option volume of 666.98K.

iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) advanced by +1.04%, with an option volume of 623.66K.

Amazon (AMZN) went up by +1.90%, with an option volume of 433.73K.

iShares China Large-Cap ETF (FXI) increased by +2.42%, with an option volume of 423.05K.

Apple (AAPL) grew by +0.65%, with an option volume of 388.87K.

SoFi Technologies (SOFI) gained +4.67%, with an option volume of 339.59K.

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) increased by +0.93%, with an option volume of 322.29K.

Intel (INTC) surged +3.55%, with an option volume of 287.28K.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) had a +0.68% rise, with an option volume of 273.10K.

Ishares Iboxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) increased by +0.28%, with an option volume of 256.41K.

Boeing (BA) saw a -2.62% decline, with an option volume of 219.51K.

Citigroup (C) increased by +2.12%, with an option volume of 215.30K.

Other Notable Moves

VIX options saw multiple open interest increases: the $15 put expiring on November 20, 2024, increased by 165.47K; the $13.50 put expiring on November 20, 2024, by 94.49K; and the $17 put expiring on November 20, 2024, by 88.52K.

Sirius XM (SIRI) registered significant open interest increases: the $3.50 call expiring on January 16, 2026, increased by 91.73K; the $3.50 put expiring on January 17, 2025, by 86.45K; the $4.00 call expiring on January 16, 2026, by 71.78K; and the $5.00 call expiring on January 17, 2025, by 64.69K.

Velo3D (VLD) saw open interest increase for the $0.50 call expiring on January 17, 2025, by 42.61K.

Maxeon Solar Technologies (MAXN) reported an open interest increase for the $0.50 call expiring on January 16, 2026, by 35.49K.

New York Community Bancorp (NYCB) saw open interest increases: the $2.50 put expiring on January 17, 2025, increased by 32.98K, and the $7.00 call expiring on January 17, 2025, by 29.97K.