Intel's slump to the lowest since December is fueling the biggest volume since February in put options that give the holder the right to sell the stock at $41 by the end of this week.
Almost 18,000 of the $41 put options expiring on Friday changed hands just less than halfway through the trading day, making them the most-active options tied to Intel's stock according to data compiled by moomoo. That's almost seven times the la...

*WHAT HAPPENED OVERNIGHT*
-> SPX +0.63%, Nasdaq +0.82%
-> AI stocks (i.e. NVDA) led US equities higher
-> UST 10y yield + 2 bps to 4.33%
-> Dollar Index +0.12% to 103.59
-> Oil up 2.0% to $87.01/bbl
-> Bk of Japan today, Fed tomorrow
The stock market saw gains on Monday, boosted by big-name tech companies like Alphabet and Tesla, which helped lift the Nasdaq index. Many of us, just like me, were keeping a close eye on the market as we...