US Stock Options | Market betting on a decline? Tesla, Apple, Intel put options trading surges!
Tesla options trading volume slightly increased to 1.92 million contracts, with put options accounting for 55.6%. Put options with a strike price of $240 expiring on April 19 traded over 150,000 contracts, becoming the most active contract overnight. Apple options trading nearly doubled to 1.04 million contracts, with put options accounting for 56.6%
Overnight, the three major U.S. stock indexes collectively fell, with most Chinese concept stocks and technology stocks declining.
Overview of U.S. Stock Options Trading
Top ten U.S. stock options trading overnight: Tesla, Nvidia, Apple, AMD, Intel, Amazon, Boeing, Meta, Pfizer, Delta Air Lines.
Among them:
Tesla fell by 3%, with options trading slightly increasing to 1.92 million contracts, and put options accounting for 55.6%. Put options with a strike price of $240 expiring on April 19 traded over 150,000 contracts, while put options with a strike price of $220 traded over 110,000 contracts; put options with a strike price of $170 expiring on April 12 and call options with a strike price of $175 both traded over 140,000 contracts.
Nvidia rose by 2%, with options trading slightly decreasing to 1.25 million contracts, and call options accounting for 53.8%. Call options with a strike price of $870 traded 60,000 contracts.
Apple fell by over 1%, with options trading nearly doubling to 1.04 million contracts, and put options accounting for 56.6%. Call options with a strike price of $170 traded over 90,000 contracts, while put options with a strike price of $180 traded over 80,000 contracts.
AMD fell by over 2%, with options trading surging to 750,000 contracts, and call options accounting for 53.7%. Put options with a strike price of $160 traded nearly 70,000 contracts.
Intel fell by 3%, with options trading remaining around 470,000 contracts, and put options accounting for 55.6%.
Amazon rose slightly, with options trading increasing to around 400,000 contracts, and call options accounting for 58%.
Boeing fell by 2%, with options trading increasing to 360,000 contracts, and put options accounting for 73%.
Meta rose slightly, with options trading at 300,000 contracts, and call options accounting for 55%.
Pfizer fell by nearly 2%, with options trading surging to 260,000 contracts, and call options accounting for 54.7%.
Delta Air Lines fell by over 2%, with options trading surging to 260,000 contracts, and call options accounting for 67.8%.
Alibaba rose by over 2%, with options trading falling to 180,000 contracts, and call options accounting for 76.7%