Options Market Statistics: GameStop Stock's Rise Snapped a Two-Day Losing Streak; Options Pop

$NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$ shares dropped 1.59% Friday to close at $116, with option volume of 3.97 million, and calls accounted for 61.1% of the volume. The $120 calls expiring September 20 were traded most actively.

$GameStop (GME.US)$ shares surged 11.99% Friday to close at $21.85, with option volume of 0.62 million, and calls accounted for 82.7% of the volume. The $20 calls expiring January 17, 2025 were traded most actively.

Shares of $GameStop (GME.US)$ surged 11.99% to $21.85 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the $Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)$ rising 0.09% to 42,063.36 and the $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ Index falling 0.19% to 5,702.55.

$Rivian Automotive (RIVN.US)$ shares dropped 10.95% Friday to close at $11.71, with option volume of 0.31 million, and calls accounted for 62.5% of the volume. The $13.5 calls expiring September 20 were traded most actively.

$Rivian Automotive (RIVN.US)$ shares are trading lower by 10.95% to $11.17 during Friday'ssession. The stock is trading lower as major indexes pull back following recent strength.

There was a noteworthy activity in $Carrier Global (CARR.US)$, where $67.5 puts have topped volume to open interest ranking. The highest volume over open interest ratio reaches 148.3x with 17,504 contracts.

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