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1,$Intel (INTC.US)$The previous trading day rose by more than 3%, the call option surge to 80%, the options volume soared more than 1 times the 30-day average to 1.01 million contracts; on the options chain, the bulls occupy the main position. Among the outstanding contracts, the call options with a strike price of $23 expiring this Friday have the highest volume, reaching 0.037 million contracts.

In addition, multiple call options with strike prices between $24.5 and $25.5 made profits of over 10 times.

According to Reuters, Qualcomm CEO personally participated in the negotiations to acquire Intel, exploring various options for the deal. The article also points out that the negotiations between Qualcomm and Intel are still in the early stages, and Qualcomm has not yet made a formal offer to Intel. Representatives from Intel and Qualcomm have declined to comment on the acquisition rumors.

此外，另类投资巨头阿波罗提议向英特尔投资数十亿美元。最近数日，阿波罗暗示称，该公司愿意按股权类投资方式向英特尔注资高达5 billion美元。这可能会成为对英特尔“翻身仗”的信任票。

2,$NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$On the previous trading day, the decrease was 1.59%, the put-to-call ratio rose to 40%, and the largest volume of outstanding contracts was for call options expiring this Friday with a strike price of $120, with 0.138 million contracts traded and 0.046 million contracts open.

In terms of block orders, there are large players selling aggressively, with $82.38 million selling call options expiring on October 18th with a strike price of $109 and November 15th with a strike price of $119, with a bearish direction.

Gold continues to surge to historical highs!$SPDR Gold ETF (GLD.US)$,$VanEck Gold Miners Equity ETF (GDX.US)$Option volume surged significantly, reaching 0.354 million contracts and 239,000 contracts respectively, with the proportion of call options rising to 52.6% and 71%. In outstanding contracts, the highest trading volume for SPDR Gold ETF was for the call option expiring on November 15th with a $250 strike price, reaching 0.011 million contracts; the highest trading volume for VanEck Gold Miners ETF was for the call option expiring on October 18th with a $43 strike price, totaling 0.03 million contracts, with an open interest of 0.046 million contracts.

On the news front, after the Fed's first rate cut was implemented, the price of gold continued to hit historic highs. This morning, both COMEX Gold Futures and spot gold prices in London surpassed the $2600 per troy ounce mark, rising by 1.24% and 1.36% respectively last Friday.

4.$GameStop (GME.US)$Rising nearly 12% last Friday, the implied volatility increased to 80.24%, with the proportion of call options at 82%. The option volume surged by 3.1 times compared to the previous trading day, reaching 0.62 million contracts. The largest trading volume for outstanding contracts was for the call option expiring this Friday with a $22 strike price, totaling 0.022 million contracts.

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Options are contracts that give the holder the right to buy or sell an asset at a fixed price on or before a specific date, without any obligation. The price of an option is influenced by various factors, including the current price of the underlying asset, exercise price, expiration time and implied volatility.

Implied volatility reflects the market's expectation for the future volatility of an option, and it is a signal of market sentiment derived from the option pricing model called Black-Scholes (BS). When investors expect greater volatility, they may be willing to pay a higher premium for an option to help hedge risks, thus resulting in a higher implied volatility.

Traders and investors use implied volatility to assess the attractiveness of option prices, identify potential mispricing, and manage risk exposure.

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