Options Market Statistics: Dell Stock Sinks After Worse-Than-Expected Forecasts; Options Pop

1. $Dell Technologies (DELL.US)$ stock sinks 12% in Wednesday's trading, with the most traded puts are contracts of $120 strike price that expire on Nov. 29. The total volume reaches 13,790 with the open interest of 2,698

2. $Super Micro Computer (SMCI.US)$ shares were up nearly 2%. The most traded puts are contracts of $36 strike price that expire on Nov. 29. The total volume reaches 23,854 with the open interest of 11,278, while the most traded puts are contracts of $35 strike price that expire on Nov. 29.

There was a noteworthy activity in $Apache (APA.US)$, with $22.5 calls topping the highest volume to open interest ranking. The highest volume over open interest ratio reaches 83.8x with 11,309 contracts.

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