Option Movers | Boeing's Call Options Rocket 2690%; Apple Shows Highest Bullish Sentiment
U.S. stocks closed higher to record their sixth gain in seven sessions in muted trading on Tuesday(Dec. 2), buoyed by gains in technology shares as expectations the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next week remain elevated.
Regarding the options market, a total volume of 50,070,394 contracts was traded on Tuesday.
Top 10 Option Volumes
Top 10: $NVIDIA(NVDA)$, $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$, $Apple(AAPL)$, $Intel(INTC)$, $Cboe Volatility Index(VIX)$, $Amazon.com(AMZN)$, $Strategy(MSTR)$, $Advanced Micro Devices(AMD)$, $SoFi Technologies Inc.(SOFI)$, $Palantir Technologies Inc.(PLTR)$
$Intel(INTC)$'s stock price rose 9% on Tuesday after TF International analyst Ming-Chi Kuo posted on X Friday that the company is expected to begin building Apple's (AAPL) M series chips for its MacBook Air and iPad Pro as soon as early 2027.
A total number of 1.09 million options related to $Intel(INTC)$ were traded on Tuesday, of which call options accounted for 74%. Particularly high volume was seen for the $45 strike call option expiring Jan 16, 2026, with 44,131 contracts trading. $INTC 20260116 45.0 CALL$
Shares of bitcoin development company $Strategy(MSTR)$ jumped 5.8% on Tuesday after asset management firm Tidal Investments made a significant $60 million purchase of the company's shares.
A total number of 625.85K options related to $Strategy(MSTR)$ were traded on Tuesday, of which call options accounted for 65%. Particularly high volume was seen for the $190 strike call option expiring Dec. 5, with 46,457 contracts trading. $MSTR 20251205 190.0 CALL$
Unusual Options Activity
$Boeing(BA)$ stock jumped 10% Tuesday after new CFO Jay Malave offered an optimistic outlook for cash generation.
A total number of 397.47K options related to $Boeing(BA)$ were traded on Tuesday, of which call options accounted for 66%. Particularly high volume was seen for the $205 strike call option expiring Dec. 5, with 15,123 contracts trading. For example, the $205 strike Boeing call options expiring December 5 rocketed over 2690% on Tuesday. $BA 20251205 205.0 CALL$
TOP Bullish & Bearish Single Stocks
This report shows stocks with the highest volume of bullish and bearish activity by option delta volume, which converts option volume to an equivalent stock volume (bought or sold).
If we take the total positive option delta volume and subtract the total negative option delta volume, we will get the net imbalance. If the net imbalance is positive, there is more bullish pressure. If the net is negative, there is more bearish pressure.
Based on option delta volume, traders bought a net equivalent of 924,136 shares of $Apple(AAPL)$ stock. The largest bullish delta came from buying calls. The largest delta volume came from the 12-Dec-25 287.50 Call, with traders getting long 458,649 deltas on the single option contract.
Top 10 bullish stocks: $Apple(AAPL)$, $Intel(INTC)$, $Comcast(CMCSA)$, $SoFi Technologies Inc.(SOFI)$, $Ondas Holdings Inc.(ONDS)$, $Robinhood(HOOD)$, $Paramount Skydance Corp(PSKY)$, $Ventyx Biosciences, Inc.(VTYX)$, $Delta Air Lines(DAL)$, $Standard Lithium(SLI)$
Top 10 bearish stocks: $Beyond Meat, Inc.(BYND)$, $Amazon.com(AMZN)$, $NVIDIA(NVDA)$, $Advanced Micro Devices(AMD)$, $Hims & Hers Health Inc.(HIMS)$, $Occidental(OXY)$, $Block, Inc.(XYZ)$, $NIO Inc.(NIO)$, $Bitfarms Ltd.(BITF)$, $CoreWeave, Inc.(CRWV)$
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