US Stock Options | Surge in Trading of Amazon Call Options, Intel and Shopify Options Trading Triples
On Thursday, there was active trading in bullish options for technology stocks. The call options with a strike price of 120/140 for Amazon saw a significant increase in trading volume. Salesforce options trading volume quadrupled, while Shopify and Intel options trading volume tripled. Calls accounted for over 80% of the total.
On Thursday, August 31st, the US stock market surged and then fell back, with the Nasdaq leading the market.
Overview of US Stock Options Trading
On Thursday, the technology stocks led the US stock market.
The top ten US stock options trading: Tesla, Amazon, Apple, Nvidia, Palantir, Intel, AMD, Meta, Microsoft, Shopify, Salesforce.
Tesla saw a slight increase, with options trading volume of 1.74 million contracts, and the proportion of call options trading was 58.9%. The most active call options trading was at a strike price of $260.
Amazon rose more than 2%, with options trading volume of 1.22 million contracts, nearly double the daily average, and the proportion of call options trading was 74.3%. The most active call options trading was at strike prices of $120 and $140.
Apple saw a slight increase, with options trading volume of 1.15 million contracts, and the proportion of call options trading was 68.2%. The most active call options trading was at a strike price of $190.
Intel rose nearly 2%, with options trading volume of 440,000 contracts, triple the daily average, and the proportion of call options trading was 80.9%.
AMD fell nearly 1%, with options trading volume of 420,000 contracts, and the proportion of call options trading was 53.6%.
Shopify surged more than 10%, with options trading volume of 310,000 contracts, triple the daily average, and the proportion of call options trading was 68.9%.
Salesforce rose 3%, with options trading volume of 220,000 contracts, quadruple the daily average, and the proportion of call options trading accounted for over 60%.
