US Stock Options | Tesla's trading volume doubles to 4.68 million contracts! NVIDIA falls, BABA-SWR cut in half
On January 26th, 200,000 contracts of Tesla with an expiration date of $180 were traded, making it the hottest overnight contract. Additionally, over 180,000 contracts of Tesla with a strike price of $190 were also traded! The trading volume of Alibaba options was halved to 220,000 contracts, with call options accounting for 72% of the total.
Overnight, Tesla fell sharply, while other tech stocks such as NVIDIA and Microsoft rose, and Chinese concept stocks retreated.
Overview of US Stock Options Trading
The top ten US stock options trading on the day: Tesla, NVIDIA, AMD, Apple, Intel, Paypal, Amazon, Alphabet-C, Boeing, American Airlines.
Among them:
Tesla fell 12%, with options trading surging to 4.68 million contracts, with a call option ratio of 53%. The most active contract overnight was the put option with an expiration date of January 26th and a strike price of $180, with a trading volume of 200,000 contracts; the call option with a strike price of $190 also traded over 180,000 contracts.
NVIDIA slightly rose, with options trading falling to 1.45 million contracts, with a call option ratio of 58%. The call option with a strike price of $625 traded over 90,000 contracts.
AMD rose over 1%, with options trading falling to 1.43 million contracts, with a call option ratio of 63%. The call option with a strike price of $185 traded over 150,000 contracts.
Apple slightly fell, with options trading rising to nearly 780,000 contracts, with a call option ratio of 57%. The call option with a strike price of $195 traded nearly 90,000 contracts.
Intel rose nearly 1%, with options trading surging to 670,000 contracts, with a call option ratio of 68%.
Paypal fell nearly 4%, with options trading surging to 660,000 contracts, with a call option ratio of 75%.
Amazon rose 0.56%, with options trading at 580,000 contracts, with a call option ratio of 64%.
Alphabet-C, Boeing, and American Airlines all had options trading volume exceeding 400,000 contracts. Amazon and American Airlines were dominated by call options, while Boeing was dominated by put options.
Netflix rose over 3%, with options trading falling to 330,000 contracts, with a call option ratio of 62.6%.
Alibaba fell nearly 2%, with options trading halving to 220,000 contracts, with a call option ratio of 72%.
NIO fell 0.5%, with options trading at 200,000 contracts, with a call option ratio of 70%.
