$Bitcoin (BTC.CC)$'s march to a fresh all-time fueled increased interest in stocks linked to the cryptocurrency, spurring heavier options trading.
The largest cryptocurrency advanced to a new all-time high as $94,057 in New York Friday afternoon amid a surge demand from buyers including $MicroStrategy (MSTR.US)$ and issuers of exchange traded funds. The software company whose business strategy includes buying and holdi...

$NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$ bears are fanning unusual option activities costing hundreds of millions of dollars as the stock price fluctuates less than a day after the AI chip giant reported its fiscal third quarter financial results.
The biggest of those unusual trades involved the sale of call options that give the holders the right to buy 12.3 million Nvidia shares at $135 by Dec. 20, exchange data compiled by moomoo showed. The ...

Implied volatility often spikes before a company releases its earnings, as market uncertainty drives up demand for options from speculators and hedgers. This heightened demand inflates both the implied volatility and the price of the options. Following the earnings announcement, implied volatility generally returns to normal levels.
Here are the top earnings and volatility for the week:
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$Netflix (NFLX.US)$'s options volume jumped to the highest since at least April as shares climbed to a record after the global streaming giant reported earnings and revenue that surpassed analysts' estimates and added more subscribers than expected.
The stock climbed as much as 11% to an intra-day record of $763.41 Friday. By 12:38 p.m. in New York, the stock was at $757.44, still on course for an all-time closing high.
The...