US Stock Options | Meta's trading volume doubles, Petrobras call options are being speculated! Microsoft, Google, Amazon all see a surge in trading volume
On June 21st, a total of 245,000 contracts of Brazilian oil call options with a strike price of $15 expired, making it the most active contract overnight. On December 20th, 220,000 contracts of Brazilian oil call options with a strike price of $12 expired. Additionally, 200,000 contracts of Brazilian oil call options with a strike price of $12 and an expiration date of January 17, 2025 were traded. Furthermore, nearly 190,000 contracts of Brazilian oil call options with a strike price of $16 and an expiration date of May 17, 2024 were traded
Overnight, US stocks fell across the board, with Chinese concept stocks and tech stocks showing mixed movements, while some individual stocks surged after hours.
Overview of US Stock Options Trading
Top ten US stock options trading before the overnight session: Tesla, Meta, Petrobras, Nvidia, Microsoft, Google Class A, Apple, Amazon, Snap, AMD.
Among them:
Tesla rose by 5%, with options trading falling to 2.92 million contracts, with 53% being put options. Put options with a strike price of $160 expiring on April 26 traded 230,000 contracts, while both call and put options with a strike price of $165 traded over 170,000 contracts each.
Meta dropped by over 10%, with options trading doubling to 1.92 million contracts, with 60% being call options. Call options with a strike price of $450 traded nearly 90,000 contracts, while call options with a strike price of $440 traded nearly 80,000 contracts.
Petrobras rose by over 1%, with options trading surging to 1.53 million contracts, with 98.7% being call options.
Call options with a strike price of $15 expiring on June 21 traded 245,000 contracts, making it the most active contract overnight; call options with a strike price of $12 expiring on December 20 traded 220,000 contracts, call options with a strike price of $12 expiring on January 17, 2025 traded 200,000 contracts, and call options with a strike price of $16 expiring on May 17, 2024 traded nearly 190,000 contracts.
Nvidia rose by nearly 4%, with options trading remaining around 1.43 million contracts, with 55% being call options. Call options with a strike price of $850 expiring on April 26 traded over 60,000 contracts.
Microsoft fell by nearly 3%, with options trading surging to 700,000 contracts, with 58.5% being call options.
Google Class A fell by 2%, with options trading surging to 650,000 contracts, with 50.7% being call options.
Apple slightly rose, with options trading slightly falling to 590,000 contracts, with 61% being call options. Call options with a strike price of $170 traded over 70,000 contracts.
Amazon fell by nearly 2%, with options trading almost doubling to 580,000 contracts, with 65.9% being call options.
Snap rose by 3%, with options trading surging to 500,000 contracts, with 61% being call options.
AMD rose by over 1%, with options trading remaining around 480,000 contracts, with 64% being call options.
