US Stock Options | Verizon, AT&T's trading volume skyrocketed! Even crazier than Nvidia and Tesla!
Why is Nvidia still hot when the telecom giant rose 6% overnight? The trading volume of Verizon options surged to 1.54 million contracts, with a call option ratio of 97.7%! The trading volume of AT&T options surged to 1.13 million contracts, with a call option ratio of 97.9%. The call options with a January 19 expiration date and a strike price of $16 traded 470,000 contracts!
Overnight, the three major US stock indexes collectively closed higher, with chip stocks continuing to lead the gains.
Overview of US Stock Options Trading
The top ten US stock options trading on the day: Nvidia, Verizon, Tesla, AT&T, Apple, AMD, Boeing, Amazon, Marathon Digital, Microsoft.
Among them:
Nvidia surged 6%, with options trading volume reaching 1.75 million contracts, and the proportion of call options accounted for 59%. Call options with an expiration date of January 12th and a strike price of $520 traded nearly 60,000 contracts.
Verizon slightly declined, but options trading volume skyrocketed to 1.54 million contracts, with call options accounting for 97.7%. Call options with expiration dates of January 19th and strike prices of $36, $37, and $38 all traded over 200,000 contracts.
Tesla rose over 1%, with options trading volume falling to 1.33 million contracts, and the proportion of call options accounted for 57.6%. Call options with an expiration date of January 12th and a strike price of $240 traded nearly 80,000 contracts.
AT&T fell nearly 1%, but options trading volume surged to 1.13 million contracts, with call options accounting for 97.9%. Call options with an expiration date of January 19th and a strike price of $16 traded 470,000 contracts, while call options with a strike price of $15 traded nearly 340,000 contracts.
Apple rose over 2%, with options trading volume of 940,000 contracts, and the proportion of call options accounted for 66.8%. Call options with a strike price of $185 traded 94,000 contracts.
AMD rose over 5%. Options trading volume reached 640,000 contracts, with call options accounting for 64.6%.
Boeing fell over 8%, with options trading volume of 540,000 contracts, and the proportion of put options accounted for 51.4%.
Alibaba slightly declined, with options trading volume of nearly 360,000 contracts, and the proportion of call options accounted for 62.6%.
