US Stock Options | NVIDIA's trading volume soared to 5 million contracts! Apple, GME exceptionally hot

LB Select
2024.06.11 07:57
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NVIDIA rose nearly 1% after the stock split, with options trading surging to 5.18 million contracts, of which 61.7% were call options. The most active contract overnight was the Apple call expiring on June 14th with a strike price of $200, trading nearly 170,000 contracts. GME plummeted by 12%, with options trading 1.04 million contracts, of which 57.5% were call options. Over 40,000 contracts of put options with a strike price of $20 were traded

Overnight, the three major U.S. stock indexes collectively closed higher, with tech stocks rising.

Overview of U.S. Stock Options Trading

Top ten U.S. stock options trading overnight: NVIDIA, Apple, GameStop (GME), Tesla, AMD, Amazon, AMC Entertainment, Palantir, Meta, Alphabet.

Among them:

  • NVIDIA rose nearly 1% after the stock split, with options trading surging to 5.18 million contracts, with 61.7% being call options. Call options with a strike price of $130 and $120 expiring on June 21st both traded over 50,000 contracts.

  • Apple fell nearly 2%, with options trading 1.675 million contracts, and 72% being call options. Call options with a strike price of $200 expiring on June 14th traded nearly 170,000 contracts, making it the most active contract overnight; call options with strike prices of $195 and $197.5 traded 100,000 contracts, while put options with a strike price of $190 traded over 60,000 contracts.

  • GameStop (GME) plummeted 12%, with options trading 1.04 million contracts, and 57.5% being call options. Put options with a strike price of $20 traded over 40,000 contracts.

  • Tesla dropped 2%, with options trading 920,000 contracts, and 60% being call options. Call options with a strike price of $180 traded 60,000 contracts.

  • AMD fell over 4%, with options trading 720,000 contracts, and 62.3% being call options. Call options with a strike price of $165 traded over 60,000 contracts, while put options with a strike price of $160 traded over 50,000 contracts.

  • Amazon rose 1.5%, with options trading 380,000 contracts, and 65.4% being call options.

  • AMC Entertainment fell 4%, with options trading 320,000 contracts, and 77.8% being call options.

  • Palantir fell nearly 1%, with options trading 260,000 contracts, and 72.3% being call options.

  • Meta rose 2%, with options trading 230,000 contracts, and 55.6% being call options.

  • Alphabet edged up slightly, with options trading 230,000 contracts, and 62.6% being call options.

  • Ford saw unusual activity, with nearly 40,000 contracts trading for call options with a strike price of $12.5.

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