Overnight, the Federal Reserve dealt a heavy blow to expectations of a rate cut in March, causing the three major U.S. stock indexes to experience their largest single-day decline of the year.
<h3>Overview of U.S. Stock Options Trading</h3>
The top ten U.S. stock options trading on that day were: Tesla, AMD, Nvidia, Microsoft, Apple, Alphabet-CA, Amazon, Boeing, Sofi Tech, and Marathon Digital.
Among them:
Tesla fell more than 2%, with options trading remaining at 2.04 million contracts, and put options accounting for 56.7%. Put options with expiration dates on February 2nd and strike prices of $185 and $187.5 respectively traded 150,000 and 100,000 contracts.
AMD fell more than 2%, with options trading surging to 1.5 million contracts, and call options accounting for 56.4%. Call options with a strike price of $170 traded nearly 100,000 contracts.
Nvidia fell 2%, with options trading rising to nearly one million contracts, and call options accounting for 63.9%. Call options with a strike price of $620 traded over 40,000 contracts.
Microsoft fell more than 2%, with options trading nearly doubling to 950,000 contracts, and call options accounting for 68%. Call options with a strike price of $410 traded over 40,000 contracts.
Apple fell 2%, with options trading at 760,000 contracts, and call options accounting for 57.4%.
Alphabet-C plummeted 7.5%, with options trading skyrocketing to 740,000 contracts, and call options accounting for 61%.
Amazon fell more than 2%, with options trading at 560,000 contracts, and call options accounting for 68%.
Boeing rose more than 5%, with options trading surging to 450,000 contracts, and call options accounting for 63%.
Sofi Tech fell 7%, with options trading falling back to 440,000 contracts, and call options accounting for 67%.
Nio fell 3%, with options trading rising to 255,000 contracts, and call options accounting for 53%.
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Hottest contracts overnight: Tesla contracts expiring on February 2nd with strike prices of $185 and $187.5 respectively, traded 150,000 and 100,000 contracts; AMD contracts with a strike price of $170 traded nearly 100,000 contracts. Nio options trading volume rose to 255,000 contracts, with call options accounting for 53%.

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US Stock Options | Tesla, AMD Trading Soaring! Alphabet-C, Microsoft Trading Surging!