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: $NVDA(NVDA)$; $TSLA(TSLA)$; $MSTR(MSTR)$; $MARA(MARA)$; $SMCI(SMCI)$; $AAPL(AAPL)$; $TGT(TGT)$;
Option Movers | SMCI's $28 Call Soars 124% in One Day! C3.ai's Volume Pops 6 Times
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: $NVDA(NVDA)$; $TSLA(TSLA)$; $SMCI(SMCI)$; $MSTR(MSTR)$; $PLTR(PLTR)$; $AAPL(AAPL)$; $AMZN(AMZN)$;
Option Movers | TSLA's Call Options Rally 40%+; PLTR Sees High Bullish Sentiment
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: $NVDA(NVDA)$; $TSLA(TSLA)$; $PLTR(PLTR)$; $AMZN(AMZN)$; $SMCI(SMCI)$; $AAPL(AAPL)$; $AMD(AMD)$;
Option Movers | Traders Bet Tesla Drops Another 4% by Friday; Super Micro's Volume Surges 115%
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: $TSLA(TSLA)$, $NVDA(NVDA)$, $AAPL(AAPL)$, $AMD(AMD)$, $GME(GME)$, $SBUX(SBUX)$, $AMC(AMC)$,
Option Movers | Nvidia and Amazon See 70%+ Call Options; Rivian's Volume Surges 455%
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: $NVDA(NVDA)$, $TSLA(TSLA)$, $AMZN(AMZN)$, $PLTR(PLTR)$, $MSTR(MSTR)$, $MARA(MARA)$, $RIVN(RIVN$,
Option Movers | TSLA, MARA, and MSTR Maintain Bullish Sentiment; Traders Eye Another 10% Gain for SHOP
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: $NVDA(NVDA)$, $TSLA(TSLA)$, $MARA(MARA)$, $META(META)$, $AMZN(AMZN)$, $PLTR(PLTR)$, $MSTR(MSTR)$, $AMD(AMD)$
Option Movers | TSLA Sees 65% Call Options; MARA, MSTR, COIN, and RIOT Show Strong Bullish Sentiment
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: $TSLA(TSLA)$, $NVDA(NVDA)$, $PLTR(PLTR)$, $MARA(MARA)$, $SOFI(SOFI)$, $COIN(COIN)$, $MSTR(MSTR)$, $AAPL(AAPL)$<
Option Movers | Tesla's Volume Surges 115% as Market Cap Surpasses $1 Trillion; DJT Shows Bullish Momentum
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: $TSLA(TSLA)$, $NVDA(NVDA)$, $PLTR(PLTR)$, $SOFI(SOFI)$, $DJT(DJT)$, $SMCI(SMCI)$,
Option Movers | Tesla Stocks Soar Again on Musk’s Big Trump Bet, Options Pop; Wells Fargo Sees 88% Call Options
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: $Nvidia(NVDA)$; $Tesla(TSLA)$; $Energy Transfer(ET)$;