Key focus.
1, in the past week, it fell by more than 2%, and the volume of options on Friday decreased slightly to 4 million contracts, with a call ratio dropping to 56%; on the open options chain, the call with an expiration date of this Friday and a strike price of $110 was the hottest, with a trading volume and open interest of nearly 0.09 million contracts. $Amazon (AMZN.US)$ Continuing its third consecutive day of gains, the stock price has rebounded nearly 19% from its low point this month. There is strong bullish sentiment towards Amazon, with the latest bullish ratio rising to 74%. Overnight options volume has surged to 0.51 million contracts, an increase of nearly 90% from the previous day. Among the top traded options in terms of volume, the most active are call options expiring this Friday with a strike price of $182.5, with a total volume of 0.071 million contracts and an open interest of 0.018 million contracts.
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2. The 'Key Indicators' have seen their first year-over-year increase in a year, and the full-year profit guidance has been raised. The retail giant $Target (TGT.US)$ surged over 11% overnight, with options trading at 0.31 million contracts and a bullish ratio of 60%. Many call options with a Friday expiration date and strike prices in the range of $146-$152.5 saw gains of over 2 times their options premium.
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3. Faced with large shareholders $Walmart (WMT.US)$ Clearance sale, $JD.com (JD.US)$ The stock price plummeted, with overnight options trading of 0.3 million contracts, more than triple the usual, with the latest call ratio at 73%. On the options chain, the most active are the call options with an expiration date of this Friday and a strike price of $27/$27.5, with a total trading volume exceeding 0.02 million contracts.
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JD.com announced that as of August 20th, Walmart no longer holds shares of the company and is unaware of other reasons for the changes in stock price and trading volume. In addition, JD.com repurchased its stocks for approximately $0.39 billion on August 21, 2024.
JPMorgan stated that Walmart's sale of JD.com shares is only a "short-term negative impact" event and will not affect the fundamentals of JD.com. It is recommended that investors consider buying JD.com stocks after the transaction is completed.
1. US stock options trading list
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2. ETF options trading list.
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3. Individual stock implied volatility (IV) ranking.
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Disclaimer
This content does not constitute an offer, solicitation, recommendation, opinion, or guarantee of any securities, financial products or instruments. The loss risk of buying and selling options could be substantial. In certain circumstances, you may suffer losses exceeding the amount initially deposited as margin. Even if you set up backup instructions, such as stop loss or limit instructions, losses may not be avoided. Market conditions may render such orders impossible to execute. You may be required to deposit additional margin in a very short period of time. If the required amount cannot be provided within the specified time, your open contracts may be closed. However, you are still responsible for any shortfalls in your account arising from this. Therefore, before buying or selling, you should research and understand the options, and consider carefully whether such trading is suitable for you based on your financial situation and investment objectives. If you buy or sell options, you should be familiar with the exercise of options and the procedures at expiration, as well as your rights and obligations when exercising an option or at expiration.
Editor/Emily