Monday had the feel of a down day. Breadth was awful, stocks which had nice runs last week gave a decent chunk of the move back today, it looked like the type of session we are accustomed to seeing with a 70% BULLS reading on the sell signal on our Technical indicator.

There was just one big difference though throughout this rally, preventing a quick healthy washout, rather than just some profit-taking, which was BULLS decided to aggressively rotate funds into big tech again! Sweepers one after the other in the likes of TSLA, AAPL, AMD and sprinkled in some NVDA, they buy those names when they’re feeling bullish while they have a bearish bias, these names become a flight to safety. 

So if you enjoy playing them intraday and finding success, the music is still playing over there especially when we see a call-sweeper firing off all day long. The likelihood is, as these names show continued strength, we will also see additional put buying as players protect hefty profits. Just try your best to not overstay your welcome or get caught without a chair when the music finally does stop in these names. 

As far as everything else on Monday, no major changes. Sweeper activity was decent as there were a few decent bets in other stuff besides. There were some nice pullbacks in names they were buying last week, so they’re already not far away from being set up, keep an eye out for moomoo options details we provided here in any of those names you may be interested in. 

The following report is a snapshot of noteworthy changes in stock and options volumes, as well as changes in option implied volatilities. By monitoring this market data, traders can create strategies that capitalize on this often overlooked information.

Options with increasing option implied volatility: 

ZM GME NIO TSLA TLRY AMD NFLX WMT NKE UPS CRBP CLDR SHLL BABA

Options with decreasing option implied volatility: 

CRON FLR ANF GRWG PINS CRM INTC KODK

Options expected to have increasing volume: 

TSLA AAPL FIVE SMH ZM RXT RKT HRB AVGO CPB CIEN

Increasing unusual call option volume: 

AIMT ACM GEL HRL LI JAMF GNW GRWG

Increasing unusual put option volume: 

FTCH RXT EVRI RWT OZK GNW GME LI EAT FIVE YNDX

Tesla (TSLA) September weekly call option implied volatility is at 104, September is at 103; compared to its 52-week range of 34 to 154 into hosting a Battery Day event after its annual meeting on September 22. Call put ratio 1.9 calls to 1 put.

Chips stocks IV into Bloomberg reports Apple (AAPL) preparing 75M 5G iPhones for later this year.

Apple (AAPL) September weekly option implied volatility is at 51, September is at 50; compared to its 52-week range of 18 to 90 into Bloomberg reports Apple preparing 75M 5G iPhones for later this year.

Market Vectors Semiconductor ETF (SMH) 30-day option implied volatility is at 32; compared to its 52-week range of 19 to 91 into Apple (AAPL) preparing 75M 5G iPhones for later this year: Bloomberg reports.

Qualcomm (QCOM) 30-day option implied volatility is at 38; compared to its 52-week range of 25 to 85.

Skyworks (SWKS) 30-day option implied volatility is at 37; compared to its 52-week range of 26 to 108.

MagnaChip Semiconductor (MX) 30-day option implied volatility is at 52; compared to its 52-week range of 40 to 150.

AMZN and WMT IV flat to low as share price at upper end of range

Amazon (AMZN) September weekly call option implied volatility is at 32, September is at 37; compared to its 52-week range of 16 to 68.

Walmart (WMT) September weekly call option implied volatility is at 34, September is at 33; compared to its 52-week range of 13 to 67. Call put ratio 5 calls to 1 put with focus on September 140 weekly calls.

Notable bettings toward broader market indices ETF on 8/31

Individuals breakdown by sectors (8/31 notable bets)

Tech

Industrial

Healthcare

Financial

Communication Services

Consumer Cyclical

Consumer Defensive

Energy

Basic Materials

Utilities