Wall Street's main indexes closed higher after choppy trading on Thursday (Nov 21), with the blue-chip Dow and the S&P 500 hitting one-week tops.Regarding the options market, a total volume of 53,766,237 contracts was traded on Wednesday.Top 10 Option VolumesTop 10: $NVDA(NVDA)$; $TSLA(TSLA)$; $MSTR(MSTR)$; $MARA(MARA)$; $SMCI(SMCI)$; $AAPL(AAPL)$; $TGT(TGT)$; $AMZN(AMZN)$; $PLTR(PLTR)$;

Dow ends with first day of gains in five sessions. The tech-heavy Nasdaq closed lower on Wednesday (Nov 20), taking a break from the prior session's rally as investors worried about escalating Russia-Ukraine tensions and weak results from Target.Regarding the options market, a total volume of 40,192,949 contracts was traded on Wednesday.Top 10 Option VolumesTop 10: $NVDA(NVDA)$; $TSLA(TSLA)$; $MSTR(MSTR)$; $MARA(MARA)$; $SMCI(SMCI)$; $AAPL(AAPL)$; $TGT(TGT)$;

The Nasdaq rose more than 1% and S&P 500 also ended higher on Tuesday (Nov 19), led by a jump in technology shares as investors eagerly awaited results this week from Nvidia, while Walmart shares climbed after the retailer raised its annual forecasts.Regarding the options market, a total volume of 40,372,683 contracts was traded on Tuesday.Top 10 Option VolumesTop 10: $NVDA(NVDA)$; $TSLA(TSLA)$; $SMCI(SMCI)$; $MSTR(MSTR)$; $PLTR(PLTR)$; $AAPL(AAPL)$; $AMZN(AMZN)$;

The Nasdaq and S&P 500 closed higher on Monday (Nov 18), recovering some losses as investors anticipate quarterly earnings from AI leader Nvidia.Regarding the options market, a total volume of 61,484,192 contracts was traded on Wednesday.Top 10 Option VolumesTop 10: $TSLA(TSLA)$; $NVDA(NVDA)$; $PLTR(PLTR)$; $SMCI(SMCI)$; $AAPL(AAPL)$; $MARA(MARA)$; $AMD(AMD)$; $AMZN(AMZN)$; $MSTR(MSTR)$;

Wall Street's main indexes closed lower on Friday (Nov 15), with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq notching their biggest one-day losses in two weeks, on concerns about slower interest-rate cuts and as investors reacted to cabinet picks by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.Regarding the options market, a total volume of 61,484,192 contracts was traded on Wednesday.Top 10 Option VolumesTop 10: $NVDA(NVDA)$; $TSLA(TSLA)$; $PLTR(PLTR)$; $AMZN(AMZN)$; $SMCI(SMCI)$; $AAPL(AAPL)$; $AMD(AMD)$;

Market OverviewWall Street's main indexes closed lower on Thursday (Nov. 14) after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell dampened investors' hopes for another interest rate cut this year by saying the U.S. central bank need not rush to ease monetary policy.Regarding the options market, a total volume of 53,460,533 contracts was traded, up 79% from the previous trading day.Top 10 Option VolumesTop 10: $TSLA(TSLA)$, $NVDA(NVDA)$, $AAPL(AAPL)$, $AMD(AMD)$, $GME(GME)$, $SBUX(SBUX)$, $AMC(AMC)$,

Market OverviewThe Dow and the S&P 500 ended slightly higher on Wednesday (Nov. 13) while the Nasdaq lost ground after October data showed consumer prices rising in line with expectations, adding support to bets that the U.S. Federal Reserve will cut interest rates in December.Regarding the options market, a total volume of 49,567,297 contracts was traded, roughly unchanged from the previous trading day.Top 10 Option VolumesTop 10: $NVDA(NVDA)$, $TSLA(TSLA)$, $AMZN(AMZN)$, $PLTR(PLTR)$, $MSTR(MSTR)$, $MARA(MARA)$, $RIVN(RIVN$,

Market OverviewWall Street's three major indexes closed lower on Tuesday (Nov. 12) as investors booked some profits from a post-election rally and waited anxiously for U.S. inflation data due this week.Regarding the options market, a total volume of 49,427,522 contracts was traded, down 3% from the previous trading day.Top 10 Option VolumesTop 10: $NVDA(NVDA)$, $TSLA(TSLA)$, $MARA(MARA)$, $META(META)$, $AMZN(AMZN)$, $PLTR(PLTR)$, $MSTR(MSTR)$, $AMD(AMD)$

Market OverviewWall Street's main indexes notched record high closes on Monday (Nov. 11), lifted by stocks expected to benefit from Republican President-elect Donald Trump's potential fiscal policies.Regarding the options market, a total volume of 50,822,164 contracts was traded, down 10% from the previous trading day.Top 10 Option VolumesTop 10: $TSLA(TSLA)$, $NVDA(NVDA)$, $PLTR(PLTR)$, $MARA(MARA)$, $SOFI(SOFI)$, $COIN(COIN)$, $MSTR(MSTR)$, $AAPL(AAPL)$<

Market OverviewThe S&P 500 briefly surpassed the 6,000 mark on Friday (Nov. 8) and closed with its biggest weekly percentage gain in a year, as Donald Trump's election victory and a possible Republican Party sweep in Congress fueled expectations for favorable business policies.Regarding the options market, a total volume of 56,742,576 contracts was traded, down 3% from the previous trading day.Top 10 Option VolumesTop 10: $TSLA(TSLA)$, $NVDA(NVDA)$, $PLTR(PLTR)$, $SOFI(SOFI)$, $DJT(DJT)$, $SMCI(SMCI)$,

U.S. stocks closed higher on Thursday(Nov. 7), after the Federal Reserve announced a cut of 25 basis points (bps) in interest rates, extending a sharp rally sparked by Donald Trump's return as U.S. president.The Fed cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point as policymakers took note of a job market that has "generally eased" while inflation continues to move toward the U.S. central bank's 2% target.A line chart comparing inflation metrics over the past five years.Regarding the options market, a total volume of 58,325,404 contracts was traded on Thursday.Top 10 Option VolumesTop 10: $Nvidia(NVDA)$; $Tesla(TSLA)$; $Energy Transfer(ET)$;

U.S. stocks rallied sharply to close at record highs on Wednesday (Nov 6) after Republican Donald Trump won the 2024 U.S. presidential election in a stunning comeback four years after being voted out of the White House.Regarding the options market, a total volume of 61,413,490 contracts was traded on Wednesday.Top 10 Option VolumesTop 10:$NVDA(NVDA)$; $TSLA(TSLA)$; $SMCI(SMCI)$; $AMZN(AMZN)$; $PLTR(PLTR)$; $DJT(DJT)$; $COIN(COIN)$; $AAPL(AAPL)$;

U.S. stocks closed sharply higher in a broad rally on Tuesday (Nov. 5) after data signaled a solid economy, but investors braced for volatile trading this week as voting was underway in an extremely tight U.S. presidential election.Regarding the options market, a total volume of 40,385,694 contracts was traded on Tuesday.Top 10 Option VolumesTop 10: $Nvidia(NVDA)$; $Palantir(PLTR)$; $Tesla(TSLA)$; $Trump Media(DJT)$; $Super Micro Computer(SMCI)$; $Amazon(AMZN)$; $Apple(AAPL)$;

U.S. stocks closed slightly lower after a choppy session on Monday(Nov. 4), as investors prepared for a crucial week in which Americans will elect a new president and the Federal Reserve will announce its policy statement.Regarding the options market, a total volume of 37,490,883 contracts was traded on Monday.Top 10 Option VolumesTop 10: $Nvidia(NVDA)$; $Tesla(TSLA)$; $Super Micro Computer(SMCI)$; $Palantir(PLTR)$; $Trump Media(DJT)$; $Apple(AAPL)$; $Amazon(AMZN)$;

Wall Street's major indexes ended higher on Friday (Nov. 1), rebounding from the previous day's sell-off as Amazon's strong earnings countered a significant drop in U.S. job growth in October.Regarding the options market, a total volume of 46,408,793 contracts was traded on Friday.Top 10 Option VolumesTop 10: $Nvidia(NVDA)$; $Tesla(TSLA)$; $Amazon(AMZN)$; $Apple(AAPL)$; $Super Micro Computer(SMCI)$; $Intel(INTC)$; $MicroStrategy(MSTR)$; $AMD(AMD)$;

All three U.S. stock indexes closed lower on Thursday(Oct 31) after Microsoft and Meta Platforms highlighted growing artificial intelligence costs that could hit their earnings, curbing enthusiasm for megacaps that have fueled the market rally this year.Regarding the options market, a total volume of 52,863,185 contracts was traded on Wednesday, up 24% from the previous trading day.Top 10 Option VolumesTop 10: $Nvidia(NVDA)$; $Tesla(TSLA)$; $SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC(SMCI)$ ; $Apple(AAPL)$ ; $Amazon.com(AMZN)$ ; $Microsoft(MSFT)$ ;

Global stock indexes edged lower on Wednesday(Oct 30) as a disappointing forecast from $Advanced Micro Devices(AMD)$ weighed on chipmakers, while gold prices rose to a record high as uncertainty ahead of next week's U.S. presidential election drove safe-haven demand.Regarding the options market, a total volume of 42,589,344 contracts was traded on Wednesday, up 12% from the previous trading day.Top 10 Option VolumesTop 10: $Nvidia(NVDA)$; $SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC(SMCI)$ ; $Tesla(TSLA)$; $AMD(AMD)$; $Alphabet(GOOGL)$ ;

Global stock indexes mostly rose on Tuesday(Oct 29), with the Nasdaq scoring a record closing high ahead of key earnings reports this week, while Treasury yields hit multimonth highs early as the U.S. presidential election was just a week away.Regarding the options market, a total volume of 37,893,663 contracts was traded on Tuesday.Top 10 Option VolumesTop 10: $Tesla(TSLA)$; $Nvidia(NVDA)$; $SoFi Technologies(SOFI)$; $AMD(AMD)$; $Trump Media & Technology(DJT)$ ; $Ford(F)$ ; $Pfizer(PFE)$ ;

Wall Street closed higher on Monday(Oct 28) ahead of a packed week of earnings from megacap companies and the final stretch before the Nov. 5 presidential election, while sentiment improved after energy supplies were not disrupted by weekend developments in the Middle East.Regarding the options market, a total volume of 36,792,420 contracts was traded on Monday.Top 10 Option VolumesTop 10: $Tesla(TSLA)$; $Nvidia(NVDA)$; $SoFi Technologies(SOFI)$; $Ford(F)$ ; $Trump Media & Technology(DJT)$ ; $Apple(AAPL)$;

The Nasdaq ended higher on Friday(Oct 25), driven by megacap shares, as investors awaited quarterly results from some of Wall Street's biggest companies next week.Regarding the options market, a total volume of 48,771,379 contracts was traded on Friday.Top 10 Option VolumesTop 10: $Tesla(TSLA)$; $Nvidia(NVDA)$; $Apple(AAPL)$; $MicroStrategy(MSTR)$; $Palantir(PLTR)$; $Trump Media & Technology(DJT)$ ; $AMD(AMD)$; $Amazon(AMZN)$;