US Stock Options | Active trading in Apple and Alibaba put options, threefold increase in trading volume for Micron Technology and Barrick Gold options

On Wednesday, the US stock market experienced a bottoming out and rebounded slightly, with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 indexes closing higher.

Overview of US stock options trading

On Wednesday, there was a mixed performance among technology stocks, with Tesla and Apple leading the decline.

The top ten US stock options trading volume includes Tesla, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Meta, AMD, Google C, Micron Technology, American Airlines, AMC Theatres, Block, and Alibaba.

Tesla fell by 1.48%, with options trading volume reaching 2.21 million contracts, and the proportion of call options trading was 58%. The most active call options were at a strike price of $250/$245.

Apple fell by nearly 1%, with options trading volume reaching 1.34 million contracts, and the proportion of put options trading was 55%. The most active put options were at a strike price of $170.

Amazon had options trading volume of 750,000 contracts, with the proportion of call options trading at 52.9%.

Microsoft rose slightly, with options trading volume reaching 490,000 contracts, and the proportion of call options trading was 56.5%.

NVIDIA rose by over 1%, with options trading volume reaching 460,000 contracts, and the proportion of call options trading was 51.8%.

Meta fell slightly, with options trading volume reaching 300,000 contracts, and the proportion of put options trading was 54.5%.

Google C rose by 1.55%, with options trading volume reaching 220,000 contracts, and the proportion of call options trading was 58.1%.

Micron Technology rose slightly, with options trading volume reaching 170,000 contracts, three times the daily average, and the proportion of call options trading was 50.4%.

Alibaba rose slightly, with options trading volume reaching 110,000 contracts, and the proportion of put options trading was 58.3%.

Barrick Gold fell by nearly 4%, with options trading volume reaching 100,000 contracts, three times the daily average, and the proportion of call options trading was 66.2%.

Target rose slightly, with options trading volume reaching nearly 100,000 contracts, and the proportion of put options trading was 76.6%.