US Stock Options | AMD, Shopify Options Trading Volume Increased Four to Five Times, Bank Stock Options Trading Surged

On Thursday, May 4th, the overall US stock market fell, with the Dow Jones down 0.86%, the Nasdaq down 0.49%, and the S&P 500 down 0.72%.

Top 10 US Stock Options

On Thursday, the regional bank crisis flared up again, and technology stocks also fell.

The top 10 US stock options traded were: AMD, Tesla, Apple, Energy Transfer, AMC ENT, Shopify, Amazon, Bank of America, Microsoft, and PacWest.

AMD rose more than 6%, with options trading of 1.48 million contracts, nearly four times the daily average, and call options accounted for more than 60% of the trading volume.

Tesla rose slightly, with options trading of 1.46 million contracts, and call options accounted for 52.6% of the trading volume.

Apple fell 1%, with options trading of 1.4 million contracts, and call options accounted for 50.9% of the trading volume.

Energy Transfer fell slightly, with options trading of 740,000 contracts, and call options accounted for more than 98% of the trading volume.

Nvidia fell nearly 1%, with options trading of 650,000 contracts, and call options accounted for 54.3% of the trading volume.

AMC ENT rose more than 3%, with options trading of 510,000 contracts, and put options accounted for 51.9% of the trading volume.

Shopify rose nearly 24%, with options trading of 510,000 contracts, five times the daily average, and call options accounted for 53.8% of the trading volume.

Amazon rose slightly, with options trading of 480,000 contracts, and call options accounted for 58.2% of the trading volume.

Alibaba rose more than 1%, with options trading of 240,000 contracts, and call options accounted for 80% of the trading volume.

Bank of America fell more than 3%, with options trading of 450,000 contracts; Wells Fargo fell 5%, with options trading of 200,000 contracts; and PacWest fell more than 50%, with options trading of 310,000 contracts, and put options accounted for 76% of the trading volume.