Options Market Statistics: Chip Stocks Rebound Amid Eased Economic Fears and AI Demand Optimism

$NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$ stock rose 6.13%. Its options trading volume was 5.09 million. Call contracts account for 57.1% of the total trading volume. The $105 calls expiring August 9 were traded most actively.

Chip stocks, including Nvidia, $Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.US)$, and $Broadcom (AVGO.US)$, surged Thursday, rebounding from early-week losses due to economic concerns and reports of delays in Nvidia's new Blackwell chip launch. The rally followed a better-than-expected weekly jobless claims report, alleviating some economic fears. Analysts suggest the recent volatility may present a buying opportunity, anticipating long-term demand growth for artificial intelligence.

$Energy Transfer (ET.US)$ stock rose 4.03%. Its options trading volume was 0.90 million. Call contracts account for 98.5% of the total trading volume. The $17 calls expiring Sep. 20 were traded most actively.

$Robinhood (HOOD.US)$ stock rose 3.56%. Its options trading volume was 0.34 million. Call contracts account for 76.1% of the total trading volume. The $18 calls expiring August 9 were traded most actively.

There was a noteworthy activity in $New Fortress Energy (NFE.US)$, where multiple calls have topped volume to open interest ranking. The highest volume over open interest ratio reaches 123.3x with 12,333 contracts.

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