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$NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$ shares gained 4.6% Friday to close at $129.37. Its options trading volume was 4.72 million. Call contracts account for 60.5% of the total trading volume. The $130 calls expiring August 23 were traded most actively.

$Marathon Digital (MARA.US)$ shares gained 10.85% Friday to close at $18.69. Its options trading volume was 0.45 million. Call contracts account for 78% of the total trading volume. The $18 calls expiring August 23 were traded most actively.

$MicroStrategy (MSTR.US)$ shares gained 12.11% Friday to close at $150.01. Its options trading volume was 0.39 million. Call contracts account for 76% of the total trading volume. The $150 calls expiring August 23 were traded most actively.

There was a noteworthy activity in   $Advance Auto Parts (AAP.US)$ , where $40 PUTs have topped volume to open interest ranking. The highest volume over open interest ratio reaches 96.6x with 11878 contracts.

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