Overnight, most Chinese concept stocks rebounded, while US tech stocks once again dragged down the Nasdaq.
<h3>Overview of US stock options trading</h3>
The top ten US stock options trading before last Friday were: Tesla, Nvidia, Apple, Palo Alto Networks, Amazon, AMD, Intel, Palantir Tech, Rivian, Meta.
Among them:
Tesla rose by 0.5%, with options trading remaining at 1.8 million contracts, with 61% being call options. Call options with a strike price of $200 expiring on February 23 traded nearly 205,000 contracts, while call options with a strike price of $195 also traded nearly 130,000 contracts, and put options with a strike price of $190 traded over 110,000 contracts.
Nvidia fell by 3%, with options trading increasing to 1.55 million contracts, with 61% being call options. Call options with a strike price of $1300 traded over 50,000 contracts.
Apple saw a slight increase, with options trading decreasing to 570,000 contracts, with 57% being call options. Call options with a strike price of $185 traded nearly 60,000 contracts.
The &#34;AI bull stock&#34; Palo Alto Networks plummeted by over 28%, with options trading surging to 500,000 contracts, with 52.5% being put options.
Amazon and AMD options trading both exceeded 400,000 contracts, with call options dominating. Amazon with a strike price of $170 traded over 110,000 contracts.
Intel and Palantir Tech both fell by over 2%, with options trading exceeding 320,000 contracts, with call options dominating.
Rivian fell by over 3%, with options surging to 320,000 contracts, with call options accounting for 57.6%.
Meta fell by nearly 1%, with options trading further dropping to 310,000 contracts, with call options accounting for 57.8%.
Alibaba rose by over 3%, with options trading doubling to 300,000 contracts, with call options accounting for 75.8%.

The hottest contract overnight is still the Tesla contract expiring on February 23 with a strike price of $200, with a trading volume of 205,000 contracts! The stock price of "AI giant" Palo Alto Networks plummeted by over 28%, with options trading surging to 500,000 contracts, and the put options accounting for 52.5%. Alibaba's options trading doubled to 300,000 contracts, with call options accounting for 75.8%.

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In the U.S. stock options market, the trading volume of BABA-SWR has doubled, while the "AI Big Bull Stocks" have surged in trading volume! Tesla and NVIDIA are still hot.