The S&P 500 and the Dow boasted record closing highs on Thursday(Dec 11) after a Federal Reserve policy update that was less hawkish than expected while the tech-heavy Nasdaq underperformed as Oracle's financial update made investors wary of artificial intelligence bets.
Regarding the options market, a total volume of 60,684,184 contracts was traded on Thursday.
Top 10 Option Volumes
Source: Tiger Trade App
$Robinhood(HOOD)$ stock slides 9% after big decline in November trading volumes.
A total number of 541.98K options related to $Robinhood(HOOD)$ was traded on Thursday, up 294% from the previous trading day, of which call options accounted for 75%. Particularly high volume was seen for the $125 strike call option expiring Dec. 12, with 20,425 contracts trading. $HOOD 20251212 125.0 CALL$
Unusual Options Activity
Source: Market Chameleon
$Broadcom(AVGO)$ projected first-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates on Thursday, but said that margins would fall due to a higher mix of AI revenue, and shares fell 5% in premarket trading on Friday.
A total number of 533,948 options related to $Broadcom(AVGO)$ was traded on Thursday, up 200% from the previous trading day, of which call options accounted for 58%. Particularly high volume was seen for the $450 strike call option expiring Dec. 12, with 18,251 contracts trading. $AVGO 20251212 450.0 CALL$
TOP Bullish & Bearish Single Stocks
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 875,689 shares of $Netflix(NFLX)$ stock. The largest bearish delta came from selling calls. The largest delta volume came from the 12-Dec-25 110 Put, with traders getting long 413,503 deltas on the single option contract.
Source: Market Chameleon
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