U.S. stocks closed lower on Thursday(May 16) after the Dow reached an intra-day high of 40,000 for the first time, as investors continued to recalibrate their rate-cut expectations following data showing a slowdown in inflation, as well as strong corporate earnings results.Regarding the options market, a total volume of 38,120,204 contracts was traded.Top 10 Option VolumesTop 10: $Tesla(TSLA)$; $Nvidia(NVDA)$; $Advanced Micro Devices(AMD)$; $AMC Entertainment(AMC)$; $Faraday Future Intelligent Electric(FFIE)$; $GameStop(GME)$;

Wall Street's three major indexes notched record closes on Wednesday(May 15) with the benchmark S&P 500 and the Nasdaq both advancing more than 1%, after a smaller-than-expected rise in consumer inflation bolstered investors' hopes for interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.Regarding the options market, a total volume of 46,428,304 contracts was traded, down 18% from the previous trading day.Top 10 Option VolumesTop 10: $TSLA(TSLA)$; $Nvidia(NVDA)$; $AMC Entertainment(AMC)$; $Apple(AAPL)$; $Amazon(AMZN)$; $GameStop(GME)$;

The Nasdaq scored a record closing high on Tuesday and the S&P 500 and the Dow also advanced as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reassured investors while they digested Tuesday's data and waited for Wednesday's crucial consumer inflation report.Regarding the options market, a total volume of 40,691,026 contracts was traded, up 10% from the previous trading day.Top 10 Option VolumesTop 10: $AMC Entertainment(AMC)$; $Tesla(TSLA)$; $Nvidia(NVDA)$; $GameStop(GME)$; $AAPL(AAPL)$; $SoFi Technologies(SOFI)$;

The S&P 500 closed very slightly lower on Monday as investors took a breather after three weekly gains while they awaited key inflation readings and earnings reports due this week while a survey showed consumers concerned about inflation.Regarding the options market, a total volume of 36,719,859 contracts was traded.Top 10 Option VolumesTop 10: $AMC Entertainment(AMC)$ ; $Tesla(TSLA)$ ; $Apple(AAPL)$ ; $Nvidia(NVDA)$; $Exxon Mobil(XOM)$; $GameStop(GME)$; $Alibaba(BABA)$ ;

U.S. stocks eked out modest gains on Friday(May 10) and all three indexes posted another weekly advance as investors parsed comments from Federal Reserve officials and looked ahead to crucial inflation data next week.Regarding the options market, a total volume of 39,132,040 contracts was traded.Top 10 Option VolumesTop 10: $Tesla(TSLA)$; $Nvidia(NVDA)$; $Apple(AAPL)$; $Amazon.com(AMZN)$; $Advanced Micro Devices(AMD)$; $Palantir(PLTR)$; $Marathon Digital(MARA)$;

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed higher on Thursday(May 9), the seventh straight daily advance for the benchmark, as all three major U.S. indexes gained after weekly jobless claims data offered fresh hope for interest-rate cuts.Regarding the options market, a total volume of 39,285,367 contracts was traded, up 10% from the previous trading day.Top 10 Option VolumesTop 10: $TSLA(TSLA)$; $NVDA(NVDA)$; $AAPL(AAPL)$; $Amazon.com(AMZN)$ ; $Robinhood(HOOD)$ ; $Advanced Micro Devices(AMD)$ ; $ARM Hol

The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended higher on Wednesday(May 8), stretching its winning streak to six straight sessions and closing above 39,000 points for the first time in five weeks, as investors kept betting on supportive U.S. monetary policy.Regarding the options market, a total volume of 35,786,728 contracts was traded.Top 10 Option VolumesTop 10: $TSLA(TSLA)$; $Pfizer(PFE)$ ; $NVDA(NVDA)$; $Intel(INTC)$ ; $AAPL(AAPL)$; $Palantir Technologies Inc.(PLTR)$ ; $Uber(UBER)$ ;

The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average both clung onto gains to ended slightly higher on Tuesday(May 7), extending recent winning streaks fueled by renewed expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this year.Regarding the options market, a total volume of 36,030,847 contracts was traded.Top 10 Option VolumesTop 10: $TSLA(TSLA)$; $NVDA(NVDA)$; $Palantir Technologies Inc.(PLTR)$ ; $AAPL(AAPL)$; $Walt Disney(DIS)$ ; $Rivian Automotive, Inc.(RIVN)$ ; $AMZN(AMZN)$;

U.S. stock indexes closed higher on Monday(May 6), their third straight session of advances, as investors continued to gain hope that there was a greater chance of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates this year.Regarding the options market, a total volume of 37,275,728 contracts was traded, down 18% from the previous trading day.Top 10 Option VolumesTop 10: $TSLA(TSLA)$; $Palantir Technologies Inc.(PLTR)$ ; $NVDA(NVDA)$; $AAPL(AAPL)$; $AMD(AMD)$; $AMZN(AMZN)$; $Marathon Digital Holdings Inc(MA

Wall Street surged to a higher close on Friday(May 3) as a softer-than-expected employment report bolstered the case for rate cuts from the Federal Reserve while also providing evidence of U.S. economic resilience.Regarding the options market, a total volume of 45,462,963 contracts was traded on Friday.Top 10 Option VolumesTop 10: $AAPL(AAPL)$; $TSLA(TSLA)$; $NVDA(NVDA)$; $AMD(AMD)$; $AMZN(AMZN)$; $META(META)$; $Palantir Technologies Inc.(PLTR)$; $GameStop(G

U.S. stocks closed higher on Friday (April 29), buoyed by a rally in megacap growth stocks following robust quarterly results from technology heavyweights Alphabet and Microsoft in addition to moderate inflation data.Regarding the options market, a total volume of 44,051,805 contracts was traded on Friday.Top 10 Option VolumesTop 10:$TSLA(TSLA)$; $NVDA(NVDA)$; $GOOGL(GOOGL)$; $META(META)$; $INTC(INTC)$; $MSFT(MSFT)$; $AMZN(AMZN)$; $AAPL(AAPL)$;

Market OverviewWall Street stocks closed lower on Thursday(April 25) as markets were stunned by data showing slower-than-expected U.S. economic growth and persistent inflation, coupled with a sell-off in large cap stocks triggered by disappointing results from Meta Platforms.Regarding the options market, a total volume of 42,070,812 contracts was traded, up 12% from the previous trading day.Top 10 Option VolumesTop 10: $TSLA(TSLA)$, $Meta Platforms, $Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras(PBR)$ , $NVDA(NVDA)$, $Microsoft(MSFT)$ , $AAPL(AAPL)$, $AM

Market OverviewBenchmark S&P 500 closed higher in choppy trading on Wednesday(April 24), as investors weighed an uptick in Treasury yields amid positive corporate results particularly from technology giants.Regarding the options market, a total volume of 37,665,585 contracts was traded.Top 10 Option VolumesTop 10: $TSLA(TSLA)$, $NVDA(NVDA)$, $AAPL(AAPL)$, $Meta Platforms, Inc.(META)$ , $Boeing(BA)$ , $AMD(AMD)$, $Ford(F)$ , $AMZN(AMZN)$,

Market OverviewU.S. stocks closed higher on Tuesday(April 23) following positive earnings from top-tier companies and as investors were focused on quarterly results from Magnificent Seven and other megacap growth stocks.Regarding the options market, a total volume of 35,796,546 contracts was traded.Top 10 Option VolumesTop 10: $SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$ , $Invesco QQQ(QQQ)$ , $TSLA(TSLA)$, $iShares Russell 2000 ETF(IWM)$ , $NVDA(NVDA)$, $iShares Silver Trust(SLV)$ , $AMD(AMD)$,

Market OverviewWall Street stocks ended higher on Monday(April 22) following a market sell-off in previous sessions as investors eyed a busy week for quarterly results from key companies that would provide a glimpse of the U.S. economy's health.Regarding the options market, a total volume of 38,781,275 contracts was traded, down 24% from the previous trading day.Top 10 Option VolumesTop 10: $TSLA(TSLA)$, $NVDA(NVDA)$, $AAPL(AAPL)$, $AMD(AMD)$, $AMZN(AMZN)$, $Riot Platforms(RIOT)$ , $Marathon Digital

Market OverviewThe Nasdaq and the S&P 500 ended lower on Friday(April 19) as Netflix shares weighed, but American Express kept the Dow afloat after quarterly earnings from both companies, while growing pessimism that the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates soon also dented sentiment.Regarding the options market, a total volume of 50,970,177 contracts was traded, up 25% from the previous trading day.Top 10 Option VolumesTop 10: $NVDA(NVDA)$, $TSLA(TSLA)$, $AAPL(AAPL)$, $AMD(AMD)$, $AMZN(AMZN)$, $META(META)$,

Market OverviewU.S. stocks closed near the unchanged mark on Thursday (Apr. 18), as investors sifted through the latest corporate earnings, while economic data and comments from Federal Reserve officials suggested the central bank was unlikely to cut interest rates in the near future.Regarding the options market, a total volume of 40,840,742 contracts was traded, down 11% from the previous trading day.Top 10 Option VolumesTop 10: $TSLA(TSLA)$, $NVDA(NVDA)$, $AAPL(AAPL)$, $AMD(AMD)$, $TSM(TSM)$, $AMZN(AMZN)$,

Market OverviewU.S. stocks closed lower on Wednesday (Apr. 17) as crude prices tumbled and investors weighed cautious U.S. Federal Reserve commentary and ongoing geopolitical strife against mixed quarterly earnings.Regarding the options market, a total volume of 45,899,101 contracts was traded, up 19% from the average daily trading volume.Top 10 Option VolumesTop 10: $TSLA(TSLA)$, $NVDA(NVDA)$, $AMD(AMD)$, $AMZN(AMZN)$, $META(META)$, $AAPL(AAPL)$, $INTC(INTC)$,

Market OverviewWall Street stocks ended lower in choppy trading on Tuesday (Apr. 16) as Treasury yields climbed, with investors weighing the likely path of interest rates in a resilient U.S. economy with persistent inflation.Regarding the options market, a total volume of 38,645,714 contracts was traded, down 13% from the average daily trading volume.Top 10 Option VolumesTop 10: $TSLA(TSLA)$, $AAPL(AAPL)$, $NVDA(NVDA)$, $AMD(AMD)$, $BAC(BAC)$, $AMZN(AMZN)$, $WBD(WBD)$,

Market OverviewU.S. stocks closed sharply lower on Monday (Apr. 15), as an early lift from a strong retail sales report succumbed to a jump in Treasury yields and concerns about rising geopolitical tensions between Iran and Israel.Regarding the options market, a total volume of 44,310,854 contracts was traded, down 13% from the average daily trading volume.Top 10 Option VolumesTop 10: $TSLA(TSLA)$, $NVDA(NVDA)$, $AAPL(AAPL)$, $AMD(AMD)$, $AMZN(AMZN)$, $RIVN(RIVN)$, $BAC(BAC)$,