Options Market Statistics: SMCI Plunge on Earnings Miss, Margin Concerns; Options Pop

$NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$ stock fell 5.12%. Its options trading volume was 4.30 million. Call contracts account for 55.8% of the total trading volume.The $100 calls expiring August 9 were traded most actively.

Recent declines in Nvidia and $Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.US)$ shares may present a buying opportunity, according to Piper Sandler analysts. They expect both companies to benefit from increased demand for AI chips and believe Nvidia's reported Blackwell AI chip delay will not have a significant impact, as Nvidia maintains that production is on track. Despite recent losses due to a global sell-off and the delay rumors, the analysts see potential gains for investors amid the AI boom. Further details on the Blackwell chip may be revealed in Nvidia's upcoming earnings report on August 28.

$Palantir (PLTR.US)$ stock fell 1.02%. Its options trading volume was 0.58 million. Call contracts account for 62% of the total trading volume.The $30 calls expiring August 9 were traded most actively.

$Super Micro Computer (SMCI.US)$ stock dropped 20.14%. Its options trading volume was 0.38 million. Call contracts account for 53.6% of the total trading volume.The $600 calls expiring August 9 were traded most actively.

There was a noteworthy activity in $Wynn Resorts (WYNN.US)$, where multiple calls have topped volume to open interest ranking. The highest volume over open interest ratio reaches 254.7x with 36,424 contracts.

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