All three major U.S. stock indexes scored their biggest daily percentage increases since May 27 on Monday (Aug. 4) as investors sought bargains after the previous session's selloff and ramped up bets for a September interest rate cut after Friday's weaker-than-expected jobs data.
Regarding the options market, a total volume of 44,181,122 contracts was traded, down 37% from the previous trading day.
Top 10: NVDA, TSLA, AAPL, PLTR, AMZN, OPEN, VIX, AMD, HOOD, META
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Tesla has granted CEO Elon Musk shares worth about $29 billion in a new pay deal aimed at keeping the billionaire entrepreneur at the helm during a crucial pivot from its struggling core auto business to robotaxis and humanoid robots. Investors and analysts welcomed the news, with Tesla shares rising 2.2% on Monday.
There are 1.46 million Tesla option contracts traded on Monday, down 58% from the previous trading day. Call options account for 58% of overall option trades. Particularly high volume was seen for the $310 strike call option expiring August 8, with 96,538 contracts trading. TSLA 20250808 310.0 CALL
Palantir topped Wall Street’s estimates Monday, surpassing $1 billion in quarterly revenue for the first time, and hiking its full-year guidance. The shares rallied 4.6% after the bell.
Traders have made bets before Palantir's earnings. There are 1.04 million option contracts traded on Monday, up 17% from the previous trading day. Call options account for 55% of overall option trades. Particularly high volume was seen for the $170 strike call option expiring August 8, with 29,981 contracts trading. PLTR 20250808 170.0 CALL
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Opendoor Technologies shares jumped more than 17% on Monday, adding to Friday’s 14% rally. The gains followed the company’s announcement that it’s once again in compliance with Nasdaq’s minimum bid price rule, securing its spot on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. Meanwhile, the company is also gearing up to announce its second-quarter earnings on August 5.
There are 606.63K Opendoor option contracts traded on Monday, up 13% from the previous trading day. Call options account for 79% of overall option trades. Particularly high volume was seen for the $2.5 strike call option expiring August 8, with 99,372 contracts trading. OPEN 20250808 2.5 CALL
American Eagle Outfitters shares surged 23.7% on Monday after President Donald Trump complimented the retailer’s marketing campaign with actress Sydney Sweeney.
There are 227.6K American Eagle option contracts traded on Monday, up 767% from the previous trading day. Call options account for 79% of overall option trades. Particularly high volume was seen for the $13 strike call option expiring August 8, with 17,044 contracts trading. AEO 20250808 13.0 CALL
Figma shares slumped 27.4% on profit taking on Monday, as euphoria over the design software firm waned days after its blockbuster initial public offering.
Figma options started trading on Monday. There are 77.96K option contracts traded. Put options account for 52% of overall option trades. Particularly high volume was seen for the $70 strike put option expiring August 15, with 10,764 contracts trading. FIG 20250815 70.0 PUT
This report shows stocks with the highest volume of bullish and bearish activity by option delta volume, which converts option volume to an equivalent stock volume (bought or sold).
If we take the total positive option delta volume and subtract the total negative option delta volume, we will get the net imbalance. If the net imbalance is positive, there is more bullish pressure. If the net is negative, there is more bearish pressure.
Based on option delta volume, traders bought a net equivalent of 982,510 shares of Nvidia stock. The largest bullish delta came from buying calls. The largest delta volume came from the 22-Aug-25 175 Call, with traders getting short 344,456 deltas on the single option contract. NVDA 20250822 175.0 CALL
Top 10 bullish stocks: NVDA, PLTR, META, MSFT, TSLA, ON, PCG, AVGO, KVUE, GOOG
Top 10 bearish stocks: AAPL, AMZN, JNJ, INTC, NEM, BRK.B, PYPL, ACN, F; C
Source: Market Chameleon
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