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# Trending | DELL Plummets 6% on Thursday, Some Put options Soar 1400%

On October 22, Eastern Time, Dell Tech options saw a total of 92127 contracts traded, with calls accounting for 47% and puts making up 52%.

Dell Tech has 711400 contracts outstanding, with calls accounting for 41% and puts making up 58%.

The top volume gainer was the 500 dollars Call option expiring on October 23, 2026, with 2481 contracts traded.

On the news front, DELL.US hit $502 then dropped 6% to $452.95. Volume exceeded 6.6M shares. The sharp reversal drove heavy options trading, with puts soaring 1400% as traders hedged downside risk.

Please note: The chart below does not include options expiring within five days.

### Top 5 Options by Volume Change

| Option               | Close | Change  | Volume |
| -------------------- | ----- | ------- | ------ |
| DELL 261120 420 Put  | 19.42 | +97.15% | 1.48K  |
| DELL 261113 650 Call | 0.5   | -39.75% | 1.10K  |
| DELL 261113 660 Call | 0.62  | -6.06%  | 1.10K  |
| DELL 261030 500 Call | 4.3   | -69.93% | 634    |
| DELL 261120 430 Put  | 23.18 | +92.36% | 613    |

### Options Open Interest Change

| Option               | Close | Change   | Open Interest |
| -------------------- | ----- | -------- | ------------- |
| DELL 261120 550 Call | 6.54  | -53.94%  | 4.15K         |
| DELL 261120 340 Put  | 3.38  | +143.16% | 3.96K         |
| DELL 261120 400 Put  | 13.75 | +119.29% | 3.29K         |
| DELL 261120 600 Call | 2.58  | -57%     | 2.70K         |
| DELL 261120 570 Call | 4.71  | -53.59%  | 2.56K         |

### High Implied Volatility

| Option              | Close  | Volume | Open Interest | Implied Volatility |
| ------------------- | ------ | ------ | ------------- | ------------------ |
| DELL 261120 85 Put  | 0.02   | 43     | 447           | 185.5%             |
| DELL 261120 100 Put | 0.03   | 11     | 160           | 173.8%             |
| DELL 261120 115 Put | 0.03   | 31     | 349           | 158.2%             |
| DELL 261030 600 Put | 153.4  | 342    | 104           | 156.2%             |
| DELL 261030 585 Put | 138.35 | 161    | 87            | 146.3%             |

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