US Stock Options | Tesla traded nearly 4 million contracts, with a frenzy of put options! Nvidia and AMD continue to be hot
The hottest contracts last Friday: nearly 200,000 Tesla puts with a strike price of $167.5 expired on the same day! Over 100,000 AMD calls with a strike price of $170 were traded. More than 80,000 Pfizer puts with a strike price of $25 expiring on May 17 were traded; nearly 70,000 Petrobras puts with a strike price of $14 expiring on April 19 were traded
Last Friday, the three major US stock indexes collectively closed higher, with technology stocks generally rising.
Overview of US Stock Options Trading
Top ten US stock options trading overnight: Tesla, Nvidia, AMD, Amazon, Meta, Apple, Intel, Palantir, Microsoft, Pfizer.
Among them:
Tesla fell more than 3%, with options trading of 3.83 million contracts, and put options accounting for 51.7%. Put options with a strike price of $167.5 expiring on the same day traded nearly 200,000 contracts, put options with a strike price of $170 traded over 90,000 contracts, and call options with a strike price of $170 traded nearly 90,000 contracts.
Nvidia rose over 2%, with options trading of 1.68 million contracts, and call options accounting for 57%. Call options with a strike price of $880 traded nearly 90,000 contracts.
AMD rose nearly 3%, with options trading of 1.035 million contracts, and call options accounting for 57%. Call options with a strike price of $170 traded over 100,000 contracts.
Amazon rose nearly 3%, with options trading of 800,000 contracts, and call options accounting for 55.7%. Put options with a strike price of $185 traded nearly 70,000 contracts.
Meta rose over 3%, with options trading of over 700,000 contracts, and call options accounting for 62.3%. Call options with a strike price of $525 traded over 50,000 contracts.
Apple rose 0.45%, with options trading of 690,000 contracts, and call options accounting for 61%.
Intel, Palantir, and Microsoft all had options trading of over 300,000 contracts, with call options being the main focus.
Pfizer slightly rose, with options trading of 270,000 contracts, and put options accounting for 63%. Put options with a strike price of $25 expiring on May 17 traded over 80,000 contracts.
Petrobras options saw some movement, with nearly 70,000 contracts of put options with a strike price of $14 expiring on April 19 trading.
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