US Stock Options | BABA-SWR trading volume halved! Tesla, NVIDIA, AMD, Apple trading volume also collectively declined!

Overnight, the three major U.S. stock indexes closed higher, with mixed performance in the technology sector and Chinese concept stocks underperforming the broader market.

Overview of U.S. Stock Options Trading

The top ten U.S. stock options trading on the day were: Tesla, Nvidia, AMD, Apple, Palantir Tech, Paypal, Amazon, Marathon Digital, Microsoft, and Sofi Tech.

Among them:

Tesla fell nearly 2%, with options trading falling to 1.5 million contracts, and bullish options accounting for 60% of the total. The bullish options with expiration date on January 26 and strike prices of $220 and $215 each traded close to 60,000 contracts.

Nvidia saw a slight increase, with options trading falling to 1.21 million contracts, and bullish options accounting for 63%. The bullish options with a strike price of $600 traded over 90,000 contracts.

AMD dropped nearly 4%, with options trading falling to 1.1 million contracts, and bullish options accounting for 68.6%. The bullish options with strike prices of $170 and $175 traded over 110,000 and 100,000 contracts respectively.

Apple rose over 1%, with options trading falling to 1.05 million contracts, and bullish options accounting for 66.6%. The bullish options with a strike price of $195 traded over 130,000 contracts.

Palantir Tech and Paypal both had options trading of over 500,000 contracts, with bullish options accounting for over 78%.

Amazon, Marathon Digital, Microsoft, Sofi Tech, and Spirit Airlines all had options trading of over 300,000 contracts, with bullish options dominating.

Alibaba fell over 1%, with options trading halving to less than 300,000 contracts, and bullish options accounting for 78.2%.