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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. $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$ Yesterday, there was a slight decrease of 0.18% in options trading, with 3.0986 million contracts traded, a decrease from the previous trading day, and the call ratio increased to 62.7%.

On the options chain, the most traded contract is the call with a strike price of $135 expiring this Friday, with 0.186 million contracts traded; the contract with the highest open interest is the call expiring on December 30th this year with a strike price of $110, having an open interest of 0.203 million contracts.

Nvidia CEO Huang Renxun stated on Wednesday that the future of ai will be a service capable of "reasoning," but to reach this stage, the computational costs need to be reduced. Huang Renxun added that Nvidia will increase chip performance by two to three times each year with the same energy and cost, laying the foundation for these advancements.

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. $Apple (AAPL.US)$ Yesterday closed up 1.67%, options trading was active, with a total of 0.6813 million contracts traded yesterday, an increase of nearly 0.02 million contracts from the previous trading day, with a call ratio of 54.9%.

On the options chain, the call contracts with a strike price of $230 expiring this week traded the most at 0.0675 million contracts; among the open options, the calls expiring on January 17, 2025, with a strike price of $250 had the highest open interest at 0.092 million contracts.

In profitable options, this Friday's call contracts expiring at $230 and $230.5 had gains of over 150%.

Renowned analyst Ming-Chi Kuo shared the latest shipping data of the iPhone 16 series on social media. He believes that there has been minimal change in the assembly orders for the iPhone 16 series, with suppliers being asked to continue production during the National Day holiday, focusing on the two Pro models. This indicates that the demand for the two Pro models is broadly in line with expectations so far.

3. In terms of index etf options,$SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY.US)$Please use your Futubull account to access the feature.$Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ.US)$ The trading volume is roughly steady compared to the previous day, with an increased put-to-call ratio, at 58.9% and 56.1% respectively.

When checking for unusual large orders of over 10 million dollars, it was found that both stock index etfs had multiple short sell l.

Among them, the largest order for SPY was to sell 0.042 million contracts expiring on November 15 this year, with a strike price of $590 for call options, amounting to 26 million dollars in transaction.

The largest order for QQQ was to sell 4000 contracts expiring on November 15 this year, with a strike price of $440 for call options, achieving a transaction amount of 22.68 million dollars.

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Risk warning

Options are contracts that give the holder the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell an asset at a fixed price on or before a specific date. The price of options is influenced by various factors, including the current price of the underlying asset, the strike price, the expiration date, andImplied 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 evaluate the attractiveness, identify potential mispricing, and manage risk exposure.option pricesof the attraction, identify potential mispricing, and manage risk exposure.

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.

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