Options Market Statistics: AMD Shares Fall as First-quarter Forecast Comes in Light, Options Pop
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$Advanced Micro Devices(AMD.US$ shares fell by 3.24%, closing at $172.06. Its options trading volume is 1.07 million. Call contracts account for 58.0% of the whole trading volume. The most traded calls are contracts of $200 strike price that expire on February 2nd. The total volume reaches 37,389 with an open interest of 18,556. The most traded puts are contracts of a $170 strike price that expires on February 2nd; the volume is 31,048 contracts with an open interest of 6,877.
The chipmaker lost more than 5% in after-hour trading following its fourth-quarter earnings. The company's adjusted earnings were in line with estimates, while revenue came in slightly above expectations, according to LSEG. Revenue guidance for the first quarter came in lower than expectations. AMD said it expects $5.4 billion in revenue, versus estimates of $5.73 billion.
$Alphabet-A(GOOGL.US$ shares fell by 1.34%, closing at $151.46. Its options trading volume is 0.44 million. Call contracts account for 53.5% of the whole trading volume. The most traded calls are contracts of $155 strike price that expire on February 2nd. The total volume reaches 16,709 with an open interest of 12,087. The most traded puts are contracts of a $140 strike price that expires on February 2nd; the volume is 11,132 contracts with an open interest of 1,940.
GOOGL shares fell around 5.6% on the company's fourth-quarter results. Google ad revenue came in at $65.52 billion, short of analysts' expectations for $65.94 billion, per StreetAccount. Separately, Alphabet posted a beat on top and bottom lines.
$Citigroup(C.US$ shares rose by 5.51%, closing at $57.09. Its options trading volume is 0.49 million. Call contracts account for 76.9% of the whole trading volume. The most traded calls are contracts of $57.5 strike price that expire on March 15th. The total volume reaches 30,855 with an open interest of 6,672.
Unusual Stock Options Activity
Some notable put activity is being seen in $Nu Holdings(NU.US$, which is primarily being driven by activity on the 16-JAN-2026 put. Volume on this contract is 50,196 versus open interest of 254.
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