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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. $Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM.US)$ After the performance, the stock rose nearly 10% to a record high, with a total market value exceeding $1 trillion. The overnight options trading volume surged to 0.96 million contracts, a 2.5-fold increase from the previous day, with the bullish ratio sharply increasing to 65%.

Regarding unusual options activity, the highest volume was in calls expiring on February 21 next year with a $195 strike price, reaching nearly 0.076 million contracts, but the open interest was only 1340 contracts. At the same time, large traders sold calls expiring on November 15 this year with a $175 strike price, involving over $0.174 billion.

At the same time, the calls expiring this Friday have seen significant gains, with the $197.5 strike calls surging by almost over 400%.

Taiwan Semiconductor previously released its third-quarter financial report, with revenue totaling NT$759.69 billion (US$23.5 billion) for the quarter ending September 30. The net income for the quarter reached NT$325.258 billion (US$10.1 billion), an increase of 54.2% year-on-year. All indicators outperformed expectations, and performance guidance was also revised upwards.

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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. $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$ Overnight closing up nearly 1%, reaching a historical high intraday, options trading volume increased by nearly 40% on a month-on-month basis, with 67% call options, among which the highest trading volume for call options expiring this Friday at a strike price of $140, with a volume of over 0.48 million contracts traded and an open interest of over 0.13 million contracts.

$Alibaba (BABA.US)$ Last night closed down over 2%, pre-market rebounded over 3%, options trading volume slightly increased overnight, with the most active call options expiring this Friday at a strike price of $105, with trading volume and open interest around 0.02 million contracts each.

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