$Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.US)$’s 106% rally over the past year is boosting the appeal of put options that can serve as insurance in case of a reversal of that uptrend.
An active buyer paid a $7.48 million premium for put options that give their holder the right to sell 200,000 AMD shares at $250 each over the next 210 days. The transaction was posted Thursday as the stock headed for an eighth straight gain, tri...

$Intel (INTC.US)$ is back at the top ranking for short volume as the stock extended its rally to a four-year high ahead of its fourth quarter financial results.
Short sellers have endured some pain as the company that was once the biggest in the semiconductor industry saw its stock triple from a low in April. This month alone, the stock is up more than 45%, strengthening the case for short sellers to buy b...

$NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$ is seeing a shrinking pool of put options as Wall Street turns its attention to the strong fundamentals of the world's biggest company that's seen contributing the most to earnings growth in the tech sector.
The tally of outstanding Nvidia put options were equal to about 86% of call option open interest, the smallest put-to-call ratio in almost a year. Put options are often used as an insuranc...

$Netflix (NFLX.US)$ shares opened 5.4% lower Wednesday, weighed down by a weaker-than-expected full year operating margin outlook. That's helping boost the profit probability for short sellers who have wagered against the streaming giant.
On Tuesday, 9.43 million borrowed Netflix shares that were sold short changed hands, up from 6.67 million in the previous session, exchange data tracked by moomoo showed. The latest...

$Intel (INTC.US)$ investors and speculators are paying a relatively higher premium for options that can shield their holders against increasing share price swings after the stock climbed 130% over the past year.
With just days before the company reports its fourth quarter financial results, implied volatility (IV), which measures the market’s expectations of share price moves, sits at 71.3%, up from about 50% four weeks ag...

Trading in borrowed $Applovin (APP.US)$ shares that were sold short more than tripled Friday, as the stock extended this year's slump to more than 15%, emboldening speculators who have been betting against the company behind a mobile marketing platform.
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$Micron Technology (MU.US)$'s 240% share price surge in the past year is bolstering the appeal of put options that can shield holders from a potential reversal of the memory giant's record-breaking rally.
In the first half hour of trading Friday, an active buyer paid a $21 million premium for put options that give their holder the right to sell Micron shares at $330 by March 20. That strike price is ab...

$Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM.US)$, which has gone under the radar of short sellers, is gaining more attention, landing the stock of the contract chip manufacturer in fourth place for the biggest short volume in the semiconductor industry.
The Taiwanese company ranked behind its customer $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$ and rival $Intel (INTC.US)$ and another customer $Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.US)$ among the semiconductor stocks th...

$Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.US)$ is poised to join $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$ and $Tesla (TSLA.US)$ in the three most active stock options Thursday as semiconductor stocks jumped, buoyed by Wall Street’s optimism on the chip giant’s brightening outlook.
AMD shares climbed 6.3% Thursday afternoon after contract manufacturer $Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM.US)$ painted a strong outlook across the industry that bolstered inv...

$NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$ landed back on top in the ranking for the stocks that attracted the most trading activities in borrowed shares that were sold short before its contract manufacturer $Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM.US)$ painted a bright outlook for the semiconductor industry.
$Rivian Automotive (RIVN.US)$'s short volume more than doubled, while $CoreWeave (CRWV.US)$'s and $Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR.US)$'s rose....