Overnight, the three major U.S. stock indexes closed higher, with mixed performance in the technology sector and Chinese concept stocks underperforming the broader market.
<h3>Overview of U.S. Stock Options Trading</h3>
The top ten U.S. stock options trading on the day were: Tesla, Nvidia, AMD, Apple, Palantir Tech, Paypal, Amazon, Marathon Digital, Microsoft, and Sofi Tech.
Among them:
Tesla fell nearly 2%, with options trading falling to 1.5 million contracts, and bullish options accounting for 60% of the total. The bullish options with expiration date on January 26 and strike prices of $220 and $215 each traded close to 60,000 contracts.
Nvidia saw a slight increase, with options trading falling to 1.21 million contracts, and bullish options accounting for 63%. The bullish options with a strike price of $600 traded over 90,000 contracts.
AMD dropped nearly 4%, with options trading falling to 1.1 million contracts, and bullish options accounting for 68.6%. The bullish options with strike prices of $170 and $175 traded over 110,000 and 100,000 contracts respectively.
Apple rose over 1%, with options trading falling to 1.05 million contracts, and bullish options accounting for 66.6%. The bullish options with a strike price of $195 traded over 130,000 contracts.
Palantir Tech and Paypal both had options trading of over 500,000 contracts, with bullish options accounting for over 78%.
Amazon, Marathon Digital, Microsoft, Sofi Tech, and Spirit Airlines all had options trading of over 300,000 contracts, with bullish options dominating.
Alibaba fell over 1%, with options trading halving to less than 300,000 contracts, and bullish options accounting for 78.2%.
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The hottest overnight news: Over 130,000 contracts of Apple with a strike price of $195 were traded, while over 110,000 contracts and 100,000 contracts of AMD calls with strike prices of $170 and $175 were traded respectively. The trading volume of Alibaba options was halved to less than 300,000 contracts, with bullish options accounting for 78.2%.

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