Overnight, the three major U.S. stock indexes had mixed performances, with technology stocks and Chinese concept stocks generally rising.
<h3>Overview of U.S. Stock Options Trading</h3>
The top ten U.S. stock options trading on the day were: Tesla, Alibaba, Nvidia, AMD, Apple, Netflix, Amazon, Spirit Airlines, NIO-SW, and AT&amp;T.
Among them:
Tesla saw a slight increase, with options trading falling to 1.17 million contracts, and the proportion of call options was 53.8%. Nearly 50,000 call options with a strike price of $215 and an expiration date of January 26 were traded.
Alibaba rose nearly 8%, with options trading surging to 665,000 contracts, and the proportion of call options was 85%. Nearly 60,000 call options with a strike price of $75 were traded.
Nvidia saw a slight increase, with options trading falling to 650,000 contracts, and the proportion of call options was 56.9%. Over 40,000 call options with a strike price of $600 were traded.
AMD saw a slight increase, with options trading falling to 640,000 contracts, and the proportion of call options was 64.6%. Over 90,000 call options with a strike price of $170 were traded.
Apple rose nearly 1%, with options trading falling to 600,000 contracts, and the proportion of call options was 64%. 65,000 call options with a strike price of $195 were traded.
Netflix rose over 1%, with options trading surging to 325,000 contracts, and the proportion of call options was 55.9%.
Both Amazon and Spirit Airlines had options trading exceeding 320,000 contracts, with call options being the dominant ones.
NIO-SW rose nearly 4%, with options trading increasing to 310,000 contracts, and the proportion of call options was 76%.
There was unusual activity in call options for Vale, with over 50,000 contracts traded for call options with a strike price of $14 and $15 and an expiration date of February 16.
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Alibaba's options trading surged to 665,000 contracts, surpassing Nvidia and AMD to become the second largest overnight options trading volume, second only to Tesla. Among them, 85% of the options were bullish, with nearly 60,000 contracts for Alibaba calls with a strike price of $75.

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US Stock Options | Market cools down, but BABA-SWR trading volume soars! AMD, Apple calls are in high demand.