Options Market Statistics: AMD Options Pop on Report of Team-Up With Microsoft on AI Chips
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$Advanced Micro Devices(AMD.US$ shares up 6.11%, with option volume of 1.48 million, tripling its 30-day average volume, and calls accounted for 60.8%. The 90.00 calls expiring Friday lead the flow with a volume of 94,269.
$Microsoft(MSFT.US$ is working with Advanced Micro Devices on the chipmaker's expansion into artificial intelligence processors, according to people with knowledge of the situation, part of a multipronged strategy to secure more of the highly coveted components. The companies are teaming up to offer an alternative to Nvidia Corp., which dominates the market for AI-capable chips called graphics processing units.
$Energy Transfer(ET.US$ shares edged down 0.39%, with option volume of 0.74 million, ten times its 30-day average volume, and calls accounted for 98.4%.
Energy Transfer issued its earnings results on Tuesday. The pipeline company reported $0.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.33 by $0.01.
$Shopify(SHOP.US$ shares soared 23.84%, with option volume of 0.51 million, five times its 30-day average volume, and calls accounted for 53.8%.
Shopify reported its Q1 earnings results on Thursday, May 4, 2023. Shopify beat estimated earnings by 125.0%, reporting an EPS of $0.01 versus an estimate of $-0.04. Revenue was up $304.00 million from the same period last year.
$Bank of America(BAC.US$ shares down 3.12%, with option volume of 0.45 million, and puts accounted for 59.5%.
Three regional lenders led a US slide in the banking sector, further rattling investors after the collapse of multiple firms in recent months.$PacWest Bancorp(PACW.US)$plunged 51% after a report that it is exploring strategic options including a possible sale.$第一地平线国家银行(FHN.US)$and$阿莱恩斯西部银行(WAL.US)$fell 33% and 38% respectively. Investors including hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman have warned that stresses on the banking system are far from over, while some analysts say that the plunge has gone too far.
Unusual Stock Options Activity
There were noteworthy activities in $Shopify(SHOP.US$ ,where multiple calls have topped volume to open interest ranking. The highest volume over open interest ratio reaches 76x with 12,153 contracts.
Daily Active Index & Sector ETF Options
Source: Benzinga, Dow Jones, CNBC
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Source: Benzinga, WSJ
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