Overnight, all three major US stock indexes rose, with technology stocks generally rising and Chinese concept stocks falling.
<h3>Overview of US Stock Options Trading</h3>
The top ten US stock options trading on the day: Tesla, Palantir Tech, Nvidia, Snap, Apple, Meta, BABA-SWR, AMD, Ford, Microsoft.
Among them:
Tesla rose more than 1%, with options trading rising to 2.49 million contracts, and call options accounted for 56%. Call options with a strike price of $190 expiring on February 9th traded nearly 230,000 contracts, while call options with a strike price of $187.5 traded over 110,000 contracts.
Palantir Tech rose 8%, with options trading falling to 1.72 million contracts, and call options accounted for 69%. Call options with a strike price of $23 traded nearly 70,000 contracts.
Nvidia rose nearly 3%, with options trading falling to 1.35 million contracts, and call options accounted for 60%. Call options with a strike price of $700 traded nearly 90,000 contracts.
Snap fell nearly 35%, with options trading surging to nearly 900,000 contracts, and call options accounted for 59%.
Apple rose slightly, with options trading rising to 785,000 contracts, and call options accounted for 74%. Call options with a strike price of $190 traded 110,000 contracts.
Meta rose more than 3%, with options trading rising to 720,000 contracts, and call options accounted for 72%.
BABA-SWR fell nearly 6%, with options trading slightly falling to 610,000 contracts, and call options accounted for 72%.
AMD rose nearly 2%, with options trading falling to 600,000 contracts, and call options accounted for 63.7%. Call options with a strike price of $175 traded over 60,000 contracts.
Ford rose 6%, with options trading rising to 560,000 contracts, and call options accounted for 65.7%.
Microsoft rose more than 2%, with options trading surging to 530,000 contracts, and call options accounted for 68%.
Roblox surged 10%, with options trading skyrocketing to 310,000 contracts, and call options accounted for 72.6%.
TSMC's US stock rose nearly 5%, with options trading skyrocketing to 260,000 contracts, and call options accounted for 70%.
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The hottest contract overnight: Nearly 230,000 contracts of Tesla with an expiration date of February 9th and an exercise price of $190 were traded! Alibaba options trading slightly fell to 610,000 contracts, with call options accounting for 72%. Roblox and TSMC options trading both surged to around 300,000 contracts.

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US Stock Options | Tesla "Returns to the Throne"! Snap, Roblox, TSMC Trading Soars