If you want to know where the market is heading, don’t just look at the indexes — follow the money. And right now, the biggest money is flowing into options on a handful of stocks and ETFs.
Where the Big Bets Are Going
It’s no surprise that the most-traded options are on the biggest movers: SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) leads the pack, followed by the Nasdaq 100 (QQQ). But right behind them are Nvidia (NVDA) and Tesla (TSLA), two of the most volatile names in the market. The Russell 2000 (IWM) is also high on the list, signaling that traders are watching small caps closely.
Palantir (PLTR) and Intel (INTC) are seeing more action than even Apple (AAPL) and Bitcoin (BTC), which is unusual. That’s a shift worth paying attention to.
Meanwhile, MicroStrategy (MSTR) and Amazon (AMZN) are trending lower on the options volume list, a sign that traders might be moving their bets elsewhere.
To see these trends in real time, I use Market Chameleon. It’s a free tool that lets you sort by options volume, implied volatility and other key metrics. The fact that Palantir and Intel are outranking Apple and Bitcoin tells you something — traders are betting on shifts in momentum.
What Implied Volatility Is Telling Us
Sorting by implied volatility can reveal where the biggest expected moves are. Right now, Argo Blockchain (ARBK) is sitting at an implied volatility of 271%. That’s off-the-charts high. It means options traders are expecting a major swing, likely in either direction.
Many of the other high-volatility names are smaller biotech stocks and leveraged ETFs, which tend to move fast. But when stocks like Nvidia and Tesla keep showing up near the top of the volume list, it tells you something…
Traders are positioning for outsized moves in these names, even in a choppy market.
Bottom line — options flow signals where traders see the next big move. Whether it’s Nvidia, Tesla or a wildcard like Palantir, these aren’t just random bets. They’re signals. And right now, those signals say traders are bracing for volatility.
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