To The Moon

The last week of the first quarter of this year, the U.S. stock market strong rally for a temporary pause. The Nasdaq halted its fifth straight gain, while US Treasury rates climbed and the dollar strengthened.

On Monday, March 25, the S&P 500 closed at 5,218.19, down 0.31%. $SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$ 's comprehensive assessment of options on the day showed bullish sentiment, with selling put options ranked first. As the end of the month approached, call volume surged during the week.

The highest open interest in CALL options on Monday was $SPY 20240328 530.0 CALL$ with a strike price of 530, with 26,700 lots of new open on March 28 expiration; The highest open position of the PUT option on Friday was $SPY 20240621 494.0 PUT$ , with a strike price of 494, with a new open position of 34,900 lots expiring on June 21.

Bearish open position 1 $SPY 20240621 494.0 PUT$ is a buy direction.

$Invesco QQQ Trust-ETF(QQQ)$ closed at $444.76 on Monday, down 0.36%. The highest open position of PUT options on Friday was $QQQ 20240405 PUT$405.0, the exercise price was 405, and the new open position was 49,900 lots due on April 5, and the total transaction direction was biased to sell; The second ranking is $QQQ 20240405 425.0 PUT$ , the exercise price is 425, and the total transaction direction of 49,100 lots of new positions due on April 5 is biased to buy.

$Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund(XLF)$ April put option opening surge. April 19 expiration PUT option $XLF 20240419 40.0 PUT$ added 18,600 lots on Monday, open position 96,000 lots, the total trading direction is to buy; $XLF 20240419 36.0 PUT$ on Monday added 16,300 lots, open position 61,000 lots, the total trading direction is biased to sell.

Option buyer open position (Single leg)

Buy TOP T/O:

$CZR 20261218 40.0 CALL$  $MSTR 20240621 1640.0 CALL$ 

Buy TOP Vol:

$ALL 20240419 180.0 CALL$  $PLTR 20240426 22.5 PUT$ 

Option seller open position (Single leg)

Sell TOP T/O:

$COIN 20240412 300.0 CALL$  $MSTR 20240621 1640.0 CALL$ 

Sell TOP Vol:

$BMBL 20240517 9.0 PUT$  $WBD 20240503 7.0 PUT$ 

Note: This image data is from Tiger PC. This screen is a significant sell open position for an option contract in the market. A sell of a call option means that the trader believes that the underlying trend has peaked, and a sell of a put option means that the trader believes that the underlying trend has bottomed. These contract openings typically indicate significant activity in the underlying stock, including whether the trader is willing to accumulate a long or short option position.

Options portfolio open position

Note: This image data is from Tiger PC. This screening is a significant portfolio of options contracts in the market. Portfolio opening includes a variety of underlying trends, requiring traders to further master the basic knowledge of options for analysis and judgment.