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. $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$ The previous trading day rose by 2%, with 3.4536 million options traded and a call ratio of 57.7%. On the options chain, the option with the highest open interest is a call option expiring on December 20th this year with a strike price of $125, with 0.2049 million contracts open. The most profitable trade is a call option expiring on November 15th this year with a strike price of $200, doubling in one day.

It is worth noting that last Friday, l is currently holding two large put positions, with the largest one being the purchase of 1800 contracts expiring on June 20, 2025, with a strike price of $135, involving $3.59 million, all bearish.

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. $Amazon (AMZN.US)$ After the release last Friday, it rose by over 6%, with options trading volume of 1.6 million contracts, a 76% increase from the previous trading day, with a call ratio of 68.2%; on the options chain, the most traded are the call options expiring on November 8 with a strike price of $200, with a trading volume of 0.049 million contracts.

Excellent performance attracted large investors to bet on the bullish side. By checking the unusual options activity in large orders, it was found on November 1st that Amazon had two large options trades. Among them, the largest one involved $2.71 million, selling 2000 put contracts expiring on December 13th this year with a strike price of $210, with a bullish outlook.

Also, there was a significant increase after the recent release. $Intel (INTC.US)$ After strong earnings, it rose by 7.8% on the first day post-release, with options trading volume of 0.7617 million contracts, an additional increase in volume of 0.048 million contracts. The earnings guidance exceeded market expectations, attracting bullish sentiment from large investors. The largest single options trade involved $2.32 million, selling 1390 put contracts expiring on January 17, 2025, with a strike price of $39, also with a bullish outlook.

3. The 'audit scandal' is not over yet! $Super Micro Computer (SMCI.US)$ On Friday, fell another 10%, with three consecutive trading days' implied volatility at 100%, put ratio at 59.3%. On the options chain, the option with the largest open interest is the put contract expiring on January 16, 2026, with a strike price of $12, with 0.045 million contracts open. Last Friday, many put contracts continued to profit, including the put contract expiring on January 17, 2025, with a strike price of $8, doubling in value.

4. Regarding ETFs,$iShares China Large-Cap ETF (FXI.US)$ Up by 0.38% in the micro, with options volume of 0.1733 million contracts, but the implied volatility surged to 61.48%, returning to the level seen in early October, while the previous day's implied volatility was at 36.76%, indicating a significant increase in market expectations for its future price volatility.

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