Option Movers | $4.5M Long Put Buy Spells Bearish Nvidia Sentiment; Netflix’s $8M Bearish Option Flows Signal Weakness
Market Overview
Wall Street extended its decline on Friday (July 17) as a pullback on stocks associated with the AI boom, which has driven many of the gains so far this year, morphed into a larger risk-off sentiment.
Regarding the options market, a total volume of 73,246,939 contracts was traded, of which 54% were call options.
Top 10 Option Volumes
Top 10: $NVDA(NVDA)$, $TSLA(TSLA)$, $AAPL(AAPL)$, $MU(MU)$, $SPCX(SPCX)$, $VIX(VIX)$, $INTC(INTC)$, $META(META), $AMZN(AMZN)$, $MSFT(MSFT)$
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$NVIDIA(NVDA)$ fell 2.21% in regular trading on Friday. The company's market capitalization shrank to approximately $4.86 trillion, losing its position as the world's most valuable company to Apple. Shares of the artificial intelligence (AI) leader have been treading water for the past several months, with investors balancing the company's strengths with potential risks. The decline is a reaction to more AI model competition from China.
A PUT buy worth $4.47 million was the largest displayed directional trade, with 2,999 contracts bought on the October 16, 2026 $200.00 put. With NVDA referenced at $202.81, this strike sits slightly out of the money, making it a relatively close-to-spot bearish position with meaningful downside sensitivity if the stock weakens over time. The long-dated tenor suggests more than just a short-term hedge; it looks like a deliberate bearish exposure or protective positioning aimed at a sustained pullback, with the buyer paying premium upfront for downside convexity.
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Unusual Options Activity
Netflix fell 7.26% in regular trading on Friday. The sell-off was triggered by weaker-than-expected Q3 guidance released after the previous session, compounded by a wave of analyst downgrades.
The sharp drop was accompanied by significant bearish options flow, highlighted by a multi-million dollar double-long put package and a substantial bear put spread, indicating strong institutional conviction for further downside.
A directional double-long put package worth $5.23 million was the largest displayed trade, consisting of long 80.0 puts expiring November 20, 2026 and long 81.0 puts expiring August 21, 2026, with 1,900 contracts bought on each leg. With NFLX referenced at $68.95, both strikes were in the money, and the structure was a net debit outlay aimed at capturing a meaningful downside move with strong directional conviction. Because both legs were bought rather than financed by short premium, the trade reflects an aggressive bearish stance that also benefits from elevated downside volatility rather than simple income generation or hedging.
Source: Tiger Trade app
Source: Tiger Trade app
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