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1. The counterattack of technology stocks is weak,$NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$After the intraday “V-shaped” rebound, it did not turn up; it fell more than 9% in three days. The underlying overnight option traded 6.5 million, an increase of 51% over the previous trading day, and the bullish ratio rebounded slightly to 59%. In the options chain, there is intense competition between long and short. Among them, the call order with an exercise price of $115 was the highest this Friday, with 0.2985 million and an outstanding position volume of 0.0193 million; while the most traded put option was a put order with an exercise price of $110 that expired this Friday, with 0.2296 million cards and an outstanding position volume of 0.0389 million.
Notably, when Nvidia quoted $115.14, some large investors bought 0.0401 million call orders due this Friday with an exercise price of $115 million, at a price of 46.3675 million dollars. The current unclosed volume of this call is 0.0133 million.
2. The new drug for hemophilia B was approved in Europe. It closed up 0.67% on Thursday. Options turnover surged more than 6 times overnight to 0.85 million. Bullish options accounted for nearly 92%, the highest level in more than two months. As bullish sentiment increased dramatically, the most traded call orders in the options chain were all call orders. Among them, call orders with an expiration date of August 16 and an exercise price of $24 had the largest volume, exceeding 0.1 million; followed by call orders of $27 that expired on the same day, with 0.0934 million.
It is worth noting that when Pfizer's stock price was $30.29, some large players used the “bull market bullish option spread” strategy to buy 0.0344 million and 35,000 call orders due on August 16 and an exercise price of $24/26, respectively; at the same time, they also sold 0.0567 million call orders due on the same day with an exercise price of $28, involving a total capital of about 49.73 million dollars. This strategy is usually used when the stock price of a certain target is expected to rise rapidly, but there is limited room for growth. In this way, you can not only enjoy the benefits brought about by the stock rise, but also reduce the cost of the purchase call by selling the portion of the call.
3. Q2 performance fell far short of expectations!$Ford Motor (F.US)$After the results, it plummeted by more than 18%, making it the worst single-day performance since 2008. Ford Motor sold 0.76 million overnight options, 4 times larger than the 30-day average. At the same time, the bearish ratio rose for three consecutive days to 56%. In the options chain, put options have been stolen. Among them, PUT orders with an exercise price of 11.5 US dollars due this Friday were the most active, with 0.0397 million. Currently, they have closed up 1,800%.
Notably, the biggest increase was in the $11.5 PUT order, which expired on August 2, and earned 21 times as much as the premium.
Recently, Ford Motor Company's second-quarter results fell far short of expectations, and the company blamed the reason for the surge in warranty costs for old vehicles. Chief Financial Officer John Lawler said this was a one-time cost jump due to quality-related issues with models produced in 2021 and before. Ford Motor's second-quarter adjusted earnings per share were 47 cents, far below analysts' average estimate of 67 cents. The company's stock price closed down 18% on Thursday, the biggest one-day drop since November 2008, erasing all gains since this year.
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