A respectable, but not explosive day in the options market, with volumes generally a bit below their average daily volume (ADV). The market is still in the "dog days of summer," which can often lead to lighter trading. Today's action was influenced by NVIDIA's earnings report, a known market-moving event.

Time Stamps

0:00 - Welcome and Introduction
1:46 - VIX
2:50 - SPY
3:32 - SPX
4:22 - Small Caps (IWM)
5:08 - The Qs (QQQ)
6:07 - Single Names
6:50 - #10 - Amazon (AMZN)
7:57 - #9 - Alphabet (GOOGL)
8:48 - #8 - Barrick Gold (B)
10:33 - #7 - Snowflake (SNOW)
11:51 - #6 - AMD
12:50 - #5 - SoFi (OPEN)
13:58 - #4 - Palantir (PLTR)
14:49 - #3 - Apple (AAPL)
15:43 - #2 - Tesla (TSLA)
16:51 - #1 - NVIDIA (NVDA)
18:18 - Conclusion

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The Hot Options Report: 08-28-2025

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