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1. The China concept index soared 9% overnight,$iShares China Large-Cap ETF (FXI.US)$The previous trading day rose nearly 10%,$KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB.US)$Soaring over 10%, the call-to-put ratio is 74%, options volume surged significantly, reaching 1.15 million contracts and 550,000 contracts respectively.
It is worth noting that multiple call options for FXI and KWEB expiring this Friday have profited over 20 times, with the call options at a $30 strike price for FXI making a whopping profit of 75 times.
3, the strong performance continued after the earnings report. The volume of options on Friday surged to 0.3 million contracts, and the call ratio increased again, to around 70%. On the options chain, the call with a $40 strike price expiring this Friday was sought after, with a trading volume of 0.034 million contracts and an open interest of 3,800 contracts. The option recorded a 100% increase on the day. $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$Rising nearly 4% yesterday, the percentage of call options increased to 67%, with options volume soaring 1.35 times from the previous trading day to 4.515 million contracts. On the options chain, the bulls dominate the key positions, with the highest volume being call options expiring this Friday at a strike price of $120, totaling 0.272 million contracts with 0.117 million contracts in open interest, and the option premium for this call increased nearly 1.9 times.
On the news front, Huang Renxun has completed this round of 'cashing out' by selling over $0.7 billion worth of stocks; through the 10b5-1 trading plan, Huang Renxun executed the sale of Nvidia stocks in this round. Huang Renxun's Nvidia stock sale plan for this round is valid until March 2025, but he completed all planned sales six months before the expiration.
3. Collective frenzy of China's assets!$Alibaba (BABA.US)$Surging nearly 8% yesterday, the percentage of call options rose to 76%, with options volume skyrocketing 3.23 times compared to the 30-day average to 0.7 million contracts. The largest volume was for call options expiring on October 18th with a strike price of $100, totaling 0.037 million contracts.
In addition, multiple call options expiring this Friday with a strike price between $97 and $101 earned more than 10 times the premium.
$PDD Holdings (PDD.US)$With an overnight increase of over 11%, the call option trading ratio rose to 66%, and the options volume soared 3.2 times to 0.4 million contracts compared to the previous trading day. In the options chain, among the top five contracts, the highest trading volume belongs to the put options expiring on November 15th with a strike price of $110, totaling 0.022 million contracts; followed by the call options expiring on November 15th with a strike price of $115, reaching 0.019 million contracts with an open interest of 5,000 contracts; the rest are all call options.
In terms of large block orders, a large investor spent $7.6 million selling put options with a strike price of $110 expiring on November 15th, expecting a 20% profit, and holding a bullish view.
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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.
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