Overnight hottest contracts: Tesla puts with a same-day expiry and a strike price of $177.5, with over 120,000 contracts traded. Palantir options trading doubled to 530,000 contracts, with call options accounting for 65%. AMC movie theater chain options trading surged to 290,000 contracts, with call options accounting for 58%. The previously hot Carnival Cruise Line options trading halved to 230,000 contracts, with call options accounting for 77%
Overnight, the US stock market, Chinese concept stocks, and technology stocks all saw mixed movements.
Overview of US Stock Options Trading
Top ten US stock options trading overnight: Tesla, Nvidia, Apple, AMD, Marathon Digital, Amazon, Palantir, Meta, AMC Theatres, Intel.
Among them:
Tesla fell more than 2%, with options trading rising to 2.14 million contracts, with 58.8% being call options. Put options expiring on the same day with a strike price of $177.5 traded over 120,000 contracts, while call options with a strike price of $175 traded over 80,000 contracts.
Nvidia edged up slightly, with options trading decreasing to 1.75 million contracts, with 59.1% being call options. Put options with a strike price of $905 traded over 60,000 contracts.
Apple fell more than 1%, with options trading falling to 840,000 contracts, with 64% being call options. Call options expiring on April 5th with a strike price of $172.5 traded nearly 50,000 contracts.
AMD edged up, with options trading increasing to 830,000 contracts, with 64% being call options. Call options with a strike price of $180 traded over 70,000 contracts.
Marathon Digital rose more than 2%, with options trading rising to 550,000 contracts, with 71% being call options.
Amazon edged up slightly, with options trading rising to 550,000 contracts, with 69% being call options. Call options with a strike price of $180 traded over 70,000 contracts.
Palantir fell more than 6%, with options trading doubling to 530,000 contracts, with 65% being call options.
Meta fell nearly 2%, with options trading remaining above 300,000 contracts, with 62% being call options.
AMC Theatres plummeted 14%, with options trading surging to 290,000 contracts, with 58% being call options.
Intel rose nearly 1%, with options trading remaining at 280,000 contracts, with 68% being call options.
Disney rose more than 1%, with options trading surging to 260,000 contracts, with 67.6% being call options. Call options expiring on May 17th with a strike price of $130 traded nearly 40,000 contracts.
Carnival Corporation, which was hot in the past two days, fell more than 5%, with options trading halving to 230,000 contracts, with 77% being call options. Call options expiring on April 19th with a strike price of $17 traded over 30,000 contracts.
