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Daily Options Outlook | Seagate Technology rises 2.38% in pre-market trading, multiple investment banks raise price target to $1,300; PBR up 1.38% pre-market as U.S.-Iran tensions push oil prices higher

Today's Options Opportunity Outlook
On a macro level,$Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ.US)$down 0.03% in pre-market,$SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY.US)$up 0.21% in pre-market; the S&P 500 edged higher on Tuesday, with traditional sector stocks rising while semiconductor shares came under pressure. Tech giants including Microsoft and Meta will release earnings reports, the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision is due Wednesday, and geopolitical tensions escalated after Iran launched missile strikes on a U.S. military base. The options market showed that SPY’s put/call volume ratio rose to 1.23 on the previous trading day,implied volatility(IV) reached 17.97%.
Today's Options Opportunity Outlook On a macro level,$Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ.US)$down 0.03% in pre-market,$SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY.US)$up 0.21% in pre-market; the S&P 500 edged higher on Tuesday, with traditional sector stocks rising while semiconductor shares came under pressure. Tech giants including Microsoft and Meta will release earnings reports, the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision is due Wednesday, and geopolitical tensions escalated after Iran launched missile strikes on a U.S. military base. The options market showed that SPY’s put/call volume ratio rose to 1.23 on the previous trading day,[Share Link: implied volatility](IV) reached 17.97%. At the individual stock level,$Seagate Technology (STX.US)$up 2.38% in pre-market; multiple investment banks raised Seagate Technology's price target to $1,300. The options market showed the stock’s put/call volume ratio rose to 1.08, with implied volatility reaching 108.98%. $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$down 0.07% in pre-market; NVIDIA faces heightened short-selling pressure and questions over circular financing. The options market showed the stock’s put/call volume ratio fell to 0.59, with implied volatility at 49.62%. $Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras (PBR.US)$ Up 1.38% in pre-market trading, U.S. officials stated that Iran launched missiles toward Jordan...
At the individual stock level,$Seagate Technology (STX.US)$up 2.38% in pre-market; multiple investment banks raised Seagate Technology's price target to $1,300. The options market showed the stock’s put/call volume ratio rose to 1.08, with implied volatility reaching 108.98%.
Today's Options Opportunity Outlook On a macro level,$Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ.US)$down 0.03% in pre-market,$SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY.US)$up 0.21% in pre-market; the S&P 500 edged higher on Tuesday, with traditional sector stocks rising while semiconductor shares came under pressure. Tech giants including Microsoft and Meta will release earnings reports, the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision is due Wednesday, and geopolitical tensions escalated after Iran launched missile strikes on a U.S. military base. The options market showed that SPY’s put/call volume ratio rose to 1.23 on the previous trading day,[Share Link: implied volatility](IV) reached 17.97%. At the individual stock level,$Seagate Technology (STX.US)$up 2.38% in pre-market; multiple investment banks raised Seagate Technology's price target to $1,300. The options market showed the stock’s put/call volume ratio rose to 1.08, with implied volatility reaching 108.98%. $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$down 0.07% in pre-market; NVIDIA faces heightened short-selling pressure and questions over circular financing. The options market showed the stock’s put/call volume ratio fell to 0.59, with implied volatility at 49.62%. $Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras (PBR.US)$ Up 1.38% in pre-market trading, U.S. officials stated that Iran launched missiles toward Jordan...
$NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$down 0.07% in pre-market; NVIDIA faces heightened short-selling pressure and questions over circular financing. The options market showed the stock’s put/call volume ratio fell to 0.59, with implied volatility at 49.62%.
Today's Options Opportunity Outlook On a macro level,$Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ.US)$down 0.03% in pre-market,$SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY.US)$up 0.21% in pre-market; the S&P 500 edged higher on Tuesday, with traditional sector stocks rising while semiconductor shares came under pressure. Tech giants including Microsoft and Meta will release earnings reports, the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision is due Wednesday, and geopolitical tensions escalated after Iran launched missile strikes on a U.S. military base. The options market showed that SPY’s put/call volume ratio rose to 1.23 on the previous trading day,[Share Link: implied volatility](IV) reached 17.97%. At the individual stock level,$Seagate Technology (STX.US)$up 2.38% in pre-market; multiple investment banks raised Seagate Technology's price target to $1,300. The options market showed the stock’s put/call volume ratio rose to 1.08, with implied volatility reaching 108.98%. $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$down 0.07% in pre-market; NVIDIA faces heightened short-selling pressure and questions over circular financing. The options market showed the stock’s put/call volume ratio fell to 0.59, with implied volatility at 49.62%. $Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras (PBR.US)$ Up 1.38% in pre-market trading, U.S. officials stated that Iran launched missiles toward Jordan...
$Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras (PBR.US)$ up 1.38% in pre-market trading; U.S. officials reported that Iran fired ballistic missiles at a U.S. military base in Jordan, pushing crude oil prices higher. The options market showed the stock's put/call volume ratio was 0.99, with implied volatility at 33.72%.
Today's Options Opportunity Outlook On a macro level,$Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ.US)$down 0.03% in pre-market,$SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY.US)$up 0.21% in pre-market; the S&P 500 edged higher on Tuesday, with traditional sector stocks rising while semiconductor shares came under pressure. Tech giants including Microsoft and Meta will release earnings reports, the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision is due Wednesday, and geopolitical tensions escalated after Iran launched missile strikes on a U.S. military base. The options market showed that SPY’s put/call volume ratio rose to 1.23 on the previous trading day,[Share Link: implied volatility](IV) reached 17.97%. At the individual stock level,$Seagate Technology (STX.US)$up 2.38% in pre-market; multiple investment banks raised Seagate Technology's price target to $1,300. The options market showed the stock’s put/call volume ratio rose to 1.08, with implied volatility reaching 108.98%. $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$down 0.07% in pre-market; NVIDIA faces heightened short-selling pressure and questions over circular financing. The options market showed the stock’s put/call volume ratio fell to 0.59, with implied volatility at 49.62%. $Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras (PBR.US)$ Up 1.38% in pre-market trading, U.S. officials stated that Iran launched missiles toward Jordan...
Review of yesterday's options market
Index Options
On July 28 Eastern Time, U.S. equity index options trading volume declined, with a total of 5.5 million contracts traded. The put/call volume ratio rose to 1.11.
In the upcoming expiration cycle,$S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ Options volume distribution exhibited the following characteristics: peak put option volume occurred at the 7,300 strike, while peak call option volume was at the 7,500 strike.
Today's Options Opportunity Outlook On a macro level,$Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ.US)$down 0.03% in pre-market,$SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY.US)$up 0.21% in pre-market; the S&P 500 edged higher on Tuesday, with traditional sector stocks rising while semiconductor shares came under pressure. Tech giants including Microsoft and Meta will release earnings reports, the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision is due Wednesday, and geopolitical tensions escalated after Iran launched missile strikes on a U.S. military base. The options market showed that SPY’s put/call volume ratio rose to 1.23 on the previous trading day,[Share Link: implied volatility](IV) reached 17.97%. At the individual stock level,$Seagate Technology (STX.US)$up 2.38% in pre-market; multiple investment banks raised Seagate Technology's price target to $1,300. The options market showed the stock’s put/call volume ratio rose to 1.08, with implied volatility reaching 108.98%. $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$down 0.07% in pre-market; NVIDIA faces heightened short-selling pressure and questions over circular financing. The options market showed the stock’s put/call volume ratio fell to 0.59, with implied volatility at 49.62%. $Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras (PBR.US)$ Up 1.38% in pre-market trading, U.S. officials stated that Iran launched missiles toward Jordan...
Individual stock options
$SpaceX (SPCX.US)$Closed up 2.56%, with 750,700 option contracts traded, and the put/call volume ratio dropped to 0.63. SpaceX's share price has fallen more than 20% below its IPO offering price and is down nearly 50% from its all-time high, wiping out approximately $1.2 trillion in market value.
Today's Options Opportunity Outlook On a macro level,$Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ.US)$down 0.03% in pre-market,$SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY.US)$up 0.21% in pre-market; the S&P 500 edged higher on Tuesday, with traditional sector stocks rising while semiconductor shares came under pressure. Tech giants including Microsoft and Meta will release earnings reports, the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision is due Wednesday, and geopolitical tensions escalated after Iran launched missile strikes on a U.S. military base. The options market showed that SPY’s put/call volume ratio rose to 1.23 on the previous trading day,[Share Link: implied volatility](IV) reached 17.97%. At the individual stock level,$Seagate Technology (STX.US)$up 2.38% in pre-market; multiple investment banks raised Seagate Technology's price target to $1,300. The options market showed the stock’s put/call volume ratio rose to 1.08, with implied volatility reaching 108.98%. $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$down 0.07% in pre-market; NVIDIA faces heightened short-selling pressure and questions over circular financing. The options market showed the stock’s put/call volume ratio fell to 0.59, with implied volatility at 49.62%. $Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras (PBR.US)$ Up 1.38% in pre-market trading, U.S. officials stated that Iran launched missiles toward Jordan...
$Micron Technology (MU.US)$Closed down 8.85%, with 736,600 option contracts traded, and the put/call volume ratio dropped to 0.87. Micron Technology CEO Sanjay Mehrotra sold shares worth approximately $37.3 million on July 24, while concerns over oversupply emerged following the listing of Chinese memory chipmaker ChangXin Memory Technologies.
Today's Options Opportunity Outlook On a macro level,$Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ.US)$down 0.03% in pre-market,$SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY.US)$up 0.21% in pre-market; the S&P 500 edged higher on Tuesday, with traditional sector stocks rising while semiconductor shares came under pressure. Tech giants including Microsoft and Meta will release earnings reports, the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision is due Wednesday, and geopolitical tensions escalated after Iran launched missile strikes on a U.S. military base. The options market showed that SPY’s put/call volume ratio rose to 1.23 on the previous trading day,[Share Link: implied volatility](IV) reached 17.97%. At the individual stock level,$Seagate Technology (STX.US)$up 2.38% in pre-market; multiple investment banks raised Seagate Technology's price target to $1,300. The options market showed the stock’s put/call volume ratio rose to 1.08, with implied volatility reaching 108.98%. $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$down 0.07% in pre-market; NVIDIA faces heightened short-selling pressure and questions over circular financing. The options market showed the stock’s put/call volume ratio fell to 0.59, with implied volatility at 49.62%. $Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras (PBR.US)$ Up 1.38% in pre-market trading, U.S. officials stated that Iran launched missiles toward Jordan...
Top Option Volume Rankings
Among the top 10 stocks by option volume,$Tesla (TSLA.US)$Recorded the highest put/call volume ratio at 0.92. Tesla signed a power purchase agreement with an Arizona solar cell plant backed by KKR.
Today's Options Opportunity Outlook On a macro level,$Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ.US)$down 0.03% in pre-market,$SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY.US)$up 0.21% in pre-market; the S&P 500 edged higher on Tuesday, with traditional sector stocks rising while semiconductor shares came under pressure. Tech giants including Microsoft and Meta will release earnings reports, the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision is due Wednesday, and geopolitical tensions escalated after Iran launched missile strikes on a U.S. military base. The options market showed that SPY’s put/call volume ratio rose to 1.23 on the previous trading day,[Share Link: implied volatility](IV) reached 17.97%. At the individual stock level,$Seagate Technology (STX.US)$up 2.38% in pre-market; multiple investment banks raised Seagate Technology's price target to $1,300. The options market showed the stock’s put/call volume ratio rose to 1.08, with implied volatility reaching 108.98%. $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$down 0.07% in pre-market; NVIDIA faces heightened short-selling pressure and questions over circular financing. The options market showed the stock’s put/call volume ratio fell to 0.59, with implied volatility at 49.62%. $Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras (PBR.US)$ Up 1.38% in pre-market trading, U.S. officials stated that Iran launched missiles toward Jordan...
The highest put/call open interest ratio belongs to$Micron Technology (MU.US)$, reaching 1.28.
Today's Options Opportunity Outlook On a macro level,$Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ.US)$down 0.03% in pre-market,$SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY.US)$up 0.21% in pre-market; the S&P 500 edged higher on Tuesday, with traditional sector stocks rising while semiconductor shares came under pressure. Tech giants including Microsoft and Meta will release earnings reports, the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision is due Wednesday, and geopolitical tensions escalated after Iran launched missile strikes on a U.S. military base. The options market showed that SPY’s put/call volume ratio rose to 1.23 on the previous trading day,[Share Link: implied volatility](IV) reached 17.97%. At the individual stock level,$Seagate Technology (STX.US)$up 2.38% in pre-market; multiple investment banks raised Seagate Technology's price target to $1,300. The options market showed the stock’s put/call volume ratio rose to 1.08, with implied volatility reaching 108.98%. $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$down 0.07% in pre-market; NVIDIA faces heightened short-selling pressure and questions over circular financing. The options market showed the stock’s put/call volume ratio fell to 0.59, with implied volatility at 49.62%. $Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras (PBR.US)$ Up 1.38% in pre-market trading, U.S. officials stated that Iran launched missiles toward Jordan...
Implied Volatility Rankings (underlying market cap > $1 billion and option volume > 100,000 contracts)
$Lucid Group (LCID.US)$Had the highest implied volatility, which also saw the largest increase, reaching 167.91%, up 21.46% from the previous trading day. Saudi Prince Alwaleed acquired approximately $129.5 million worth of Lucid Group shares, bringing his stake to 5%.
Today's Options Opportunity Outlook On a macro level,$Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ.US)$down 0.03% in pre-market,$SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY.US)$up 0.21% in pre-market; the S&P 500 edged higher on Tuesday, with traditional sector stocks rising while semiconductor shares came under pressure. Tech giants including Microsoft and Meta will release earnings reports, the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision is due Wednesday, and geopolitical tensions escalated after Iran launched missile strikes on a U.S. military base. The options market showed that SPY’s put/call volume ratio rose to 1.23 on the previous trading day,[Share Link: implied volatility](IV) reached 17.97%. At the individual stock level,$Seagate Technology (STX.US)$up 2.38% in pre-market; multiple investment banks raised Seagate Technology's price target to $1,300. The options market showed the stock’s put/call volume ratio rose to 1.08, with implied volatility reaching 108.98%. $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$down 0.07% in pre-market; NVIDIA faces heightened short-selling pressure and questions over circular financing. The options market showed the stock’s put/call volume ratio fell to 0.59, with implied volatility at 49.62%. $Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras (PBR.US)$ Up 1.38% in pre-market trading, U.S. officials stated that Iran launched missiles toward Jordan...
$TeraWulf (WULF.US)$Saw the second-largest increase in implied volatility, reaching 117.26%, up 2.85% from the previous trading day. KBW analysts maintained a Buy rating on TeraWulf, lowering the price target from $33 to $30.
Today's Options Opportunity Outlook On a macro level,$Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ.US)$down 0.03% in pre-market,$SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY.US)$up 0.21% in pre-market; the S&P 500 edged higher on Tuesday, with traditional sector stocks rising while semiconductor shares came under pressure. Tech giants including Microsoft and Meta will release earnings reports, the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision is due Wednesday, and geopolitical tensions escalated after Iran launched missile strikes on a U.S. military base. The options market showed that SPY’s put/call volume ratio rose to 1.23 on the previous trading day,[Share Link: implied volatility](IV) reached 17.97%. At the individual stock level,$Seagate Technology (STX.US)$up 2.38% in pre-market; multiple investment banks raised Seagate Technology's price target to $1,300. The options market showed the stock’s put/call volume ratio rose to 1.08, with implied volatility reaching 108.98%. $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$down 0.07% in pre-market; NVIDIA faces heightened short-selling pressure and questions over circular financing. The options market showed the stock’s put/call volume ratio fell to 0.59, with implied volatility at 49.62%. $Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras (PBR.US)$ Up 1.38% in pre-market trading, U.S. officials stated that Iran launched missiles toward Jordan...
Risk Warning
An option is a contract that gives the holder the right—but not the obligation—to buy or sell an underlying asset at a fixed price on or before a specific date. The price of an option is influenced by multiple factors, including the current price of the underlying asset, the strike price, time to expiration, and implied volatility.
Implied volatility reflects the market's expectation of future price fluctuations over the life of an option. It is derived by back-solving from the Black-Scholes option pricing model and is generally viewed as an indicator of market sentiment. When investors anticipate greater volatility, they may be willing to pay higher prices for options to hedge risk, leading to elevated implied volatility.
Traders and investors use implied volatility to assessOption priceto assess attractiveness, identify potential mispricings, and manage risk exposure.
Disclaimer
This content does not constitute an offer, solicitation, recommendation, advice, opinion, or any form of guarantee regarding any securities, financial products, or instruments. The risk of loss in trading options can be substantial. In certain circumstances, your losses may exceed the initial margin deposit you made. Even if you place contingent orders, such as 'stop-loss' or 'limit' orders, there is no assurance these will prevent losses. Market conditions may render such orders unexecutable. You may be required to deposit additional margin funds on very short notice. If you fail to meet such a margin call within the specified timeframe, your open positions may be liquidated. Nevertheless, you remain liable for any resulting deficit in your account. Therefore, you should thoroughly research and understand options before trading and carefully consider whether such transactions are suitable for you based on your financial condition and investment objectives. If you trade options, you should be familiar with the procedures for exercising options and handling expirations, as well as your rights and obligations upon exercise or expiration. Options trading involves substantial risk and is not appropriate for all investors. Investors should carefully read"Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options"。
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