Market Overview The benchmark S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq each rallied to their third record close in a row on Friday (Apr. 17), while the blue-chip Dow marked its highest finish since late February, as investors cheered Iran's decision to open the Strait of Hormuz and were optimistic it could reach a deal with the United States to end their war. Regarding the options market, a total volume of 86,562,140 contracts was traded, down 34% from the previous trading day. Top 10 Option Volumes Top 10: $Tesla(TSLA)$, $NVDA(NVDA)$, $NFLX(NFLX)$, $AAPL(AAPL)$, $MSFT(MSFT)$,
The benchmark S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq rose modestly to record closing highs for a second straight day on Thursday (Apr. 16) on optimism that the worst of the Middle East conflict had passed after Israel agreed to a temporary ceasefire with Lebanon and U.S. President Donald Trump indicated the U.S. and Iran could meet again on the weekend. Trading was choppy, however, after Trump announced the 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon and told reporters Iran had offered not to have nuclear weapons for more than 20 years. Earlier in the day, Bloomberg cited Gulf and European officials saying the U.S. needs about six months to reach an Iran deal. Regarding the options market, a total volume of 64,562,778 contracts was traded on Thursday. Top 10 Option Volumes Top 10:
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On Wall Street, the benchmark S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rallied to record closing highs on Wednesday (Apr. 15) as investors were encouraged by corporate earnings and hopeful of progress in U.S.-Iran negotiations. The Nasdaq notched a record finish for the first time since October 29 and briefly touched an intraday record high with boosts from software stocks and the broader technology sector, just 13 trading days after confirming that it was in a correction due to worries about the Middle East war. Regarding the options market, a total volume of 68,423,161 contracts was traded on Wednesday. Top 10 Option Volumes Top 10: $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$, $NVIDIA(NVDA)$,
Wall Street's main indexes advanced and the S&P 500 neared a record closing high on Monday (Apr. 14) as investors were optimistic about prospects to resolve the Middle East conflict while they assessed the latest batch of bank earnings and U.S. inflation readings. Regarding the options market, a total volume of 67,095,378 contracts was traded on Monday. Top 10 Option Volumes Top 10: $NVIDIA(NVDA)$, $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$, $Cboe Volatility Index(VIX)$, $Amazon.com(AMZN)$, $Netflix(NFLX)$, $Microsoft(MSFT)$,
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The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq composite indexes rallied more than 1% on Monday (Apr. 13) as investors appeared hopeful that a resolution to the Middle East war could be found while they looked past the failed weekend talks between the U.S. and Iran and monitored the start of the earnings reporting season. After a muted start to the day the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 picked up some steam on Monday afternoon after U.S. President Donald Trump said that Iran wants to make a deal but that he will not come to any agreement that allows Tehran to have a nuclear weapon. Regarding the options market, a total volume of 54,614,147 contracts was traded on Monday. Top 10 Option Volumes Top 10: $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$, $NVI
U.S. stocks advanced on Thursday(Apr 9), as ongoing negotiations toward a peaceful resolution to the six-week Middle East conflict helped ease worries over the fragile U.S.-Iran truce. Regarding the options market, a total volume of 57,196,432 contracts was traded on Thursday. Top 10 Option Volumes Source: Tiger Trade App $Amazon(AMZN)$ CEO Andy Jassy dismissed fears of an artificial intelligence bubble and told investors they shouldn't expect any slowdown in the firm's AI investments. Shares of Amazon were up 6% on Thursday. A total number of 1.41M options related to $Amazon(AMZN)$ were traded on Thursday, up 52% from the previous trading day, of which call options accounted for 69%. Particularly high v
U.S. stocks closed sharply higher on Wednesday(Apr 8) after a last-minute, two-week ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran lifted investor sentiment. Regarding the options market, a total volume of 66,494,256 contracts was traded on Wednesday, up 45% from the previous trading day. Top 10 Option Volumes Source: Tiger Trade App $NVIDIA(NVDA)$ stock rose 2% on Wednesday as the cease-fire deal between the U.S. and Iran sparked a broad market rally. A total number of 2.44M options related to $NVIDIA(NVDA)$ were traded on Wednesday, up 76% from the previous trading day, of which call options accounted for 62%. Particularly high volume was seen for the $185 strike call option expiring Apr. 1
U.S. stocks ended mixed on Tuesday(Apr 7) amid signs of progress in negotiations as the minutes ticked down to President Donald Trump's deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz. Regarding the options market, a total volume of 45,807,154 contracts was traded on Tuesday. Top 10 Option Volumes Source: Tiger Trade App $Apple(AAPL)$ shares fell 2% on Tuesday. A Nikkei report indicated that Apple encountered setbacks during the engineering testing phase of its first foldable iPhone, potentially delaying mass production and shipment schedules. A total number of 1.19M options related to $Apple(AAPL)$ were traded on Tuesday, of which call options accounted for 63%. Particularly high volume was seen for the $
U.S. stocks advanced on Monday(Apr 6) as investors looked for signs of progress toward a U.S.-Iran ceasefire deal and evaluated President Donald Trump's progressively heated threats of escalation should Iran fail to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Regarding the options market, a total volume of 44,426,493 contracts was traded on Monday. Top 10 Option Volumes Source: Tiger Trade App $Micron Technology(MU)$ stock rose 3% after a KeyBanc analyst reiterated his price target and rating, citing continued demand for memory. A total number of 437.25K options related to $Micron Technology(MU)$ were traded on Monday, of which call options accounted for 69%. Particularly high volume was seen for the $400 strike call o