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Daily Options Outlook | Applied Materials up 1.21% in pre-market, Bernstein raises price target to $675

Today's Options Opportunity Outlook
On a macro level,$Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ.US)$Up 0.01% in pre-market, $SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY.US)$Down 0.01% in pre-market; this week, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF faces multiple headwinds: U.S.-Iran tensions in the Strait of Hormuz drove crude oil prices up nearly 5%, stoking inflation expectations, while Intel's announcement of a $15 billion stock offering triggered broad-based declines in tech stocks. Markets are focused on Wednesday’s upcoming July inflation data. CFRA raised its S&P 500 year-end target to 8,050. Options market data shows SPY’s put/call volume ratio rose to 1.11 on the previous trading day, implied volatility(IV) reached 15.37%.
Today's Options Opportunity Outlook On a macro level,$Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ.US)$Up 0.01% in pre-market, $SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY.US)$Down 0.01% in pre-market; this week, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF faces multiple headwinds: U.S.-Iran tensions in the Strait of Hormuz drove crude oil prices up nearly 5%, stoking inflation expectations, while Intel's announcement of a $15 billion stock offering triggered broad-based declines in tech stocks. Markets are focused on Wednesday’s upcoming July inflation data. CFRA raised its S&P 500 year-end target to 8,050. Options market data shows SPY’s put/call volume ratio rose to 1.11 on the previous trading day, [Share Link: implied volatility](IV) reached 15.37%. At the individual stock level,$Applied Materials (AMAT.US)$Up 1.21% in pre-market; Bernstein raised Applied Materials’ price target to $675. Options market data shows the stock’s put/call volume ratio rose to 1.43, with implied volatility at 74.07%. $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$Up 0.7% in pre-market; NVIDIA joined six major Wall Street institutions in signing a $500 billion AI infrastructure financing agreement. Options market data shows the stock’s put/call volume ratio rose to 0.67, with implied volatility at 43.96%. $ASML Holding (ASML.US)$ Up 2.61% in pre-market, ...
At the individual stock level,$Applied Materials (AMAT.US)$Up 1.21% in pre-market trading; Bernstein raised Applied Materials' price target to $675. The options market shows the stock's put/call volume ratio rose to 1.43, with implied volatility at 74.07%.
Today's Options Opportunity Outlook On a macro level,$Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ.US)$Up 0.01% in pre-market, $SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY.US)$Down 0.01% in pre-market; this week, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF faces multiple headwinds: U.S.-Iran tensions in the Strait of Hormuz drove crude oil prices up nearly 5%, stoking inflation expectations, while Intel's announcement of a $15 billion stock offering triggered broad-based declines in tech stocks. Markets are focused on Wednesday’s upcoming July inflation data. CFRA raised its S&P 500 year-end target to 8,050. Options market data shows SPY’s put/call volume ratio rose to 1.11 on the previous trading day, [Share Link: implied volatility](IV) reached 15.37%. At the individual stock level,$Applied Materials (AMAT.US)$Up 1.21% in pre-market; Bernstein raised Applied Materials’ price target to $675. Options market data shows the stock’s put/call volume ratio rose to 1.43, with implied volatility at 74.07%. $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$Up 0.7% in pre-market; NVIDIA joined six major Wall Street institutions in signing a $500 billion AI infrastructure financing agreement. Options market data shows the stock’s put/call volume ratio rose to 0.67, with implied volatility at 43.96%. $ASML Holding (ASML.US)$ Up 2.61% in pre-market, ...
$NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$Up 0.7% in pre-market trading; NVIDIA, alongside six major Wall Street institutions, signed a $500 billion AI infrastructure financing agreement. The options market shows the stock's put/call volume ratio rose to 0.67, with implied volatility at 43.96%.
Today's Options Opportunity Outlook On a macro level,$Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ.US)$Up 0.01% in pre-market, $SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY.US)$Down 0.01% in pre-market; this week, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF faces multiple headwinds: U.S.-Iran tensions in the Strait of Hormuz drove crude oil prices up nearly 5%, stoking inflation expectations, while Intel's announcement of a $15 billion stock offering triggered broad-based declines in tech stocks. Markets are focused on Wednesday’s upcoming July inflation data. CFRA raised its S&P 500 year-end target to 8,050. Options market data shows SPY’s put/call volume ratio rose to 1.11 on the previous trading day, [Share Link: implied volatility](IV) reached 15.37%. At the individual stock level,$Applied Materials (AMAT.US)$Up 1.21% in pre-market; Bernstein raised Applied Materials’ price target to $675. Options market data shows the stock’s put/call volume ratio rose to 1.43, with implied volatility at 74.07%. $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$Up 0.7% in pre-market; NVIDIA joined six major Wall Street institutions in signing a $500 billion AI infrastructure financing agreement. Options market data shows the stock’s put/call volume ratio rose to 0.67, with implied volatility at 43.96%. $ASML Holding (ASML.US)$ Up 2.61% in pre-market, ...
$ASML Holding (ASML.US)$ Up 2.61% in pre-market trading; the options market shows the stock's put/call volume ratio rose to 1.29, with implied volatility at 49.46%.
Today's Options Opportunity Outlook On a macro level,$Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ.US)$Up 0.01% in pre-market, $SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY.US)$Down 0.01% in pre-market; this week, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF faces multiple headwinds: U.S.-Iran tensions in the Strait of Hormuz drove crude oil prices up nearly 5%, stoking inflation expectations, while Intel's announcement of a $15 billion stock offering triggered broad-based declines in tech stocks. Markets are focused on Wednesday’s upcoming July inflation data. CFRA raised its S&P 500 year-end target to 8,050. Options market data shows SPY’s put/call volume ratio rose to 1.11 on the previous trading day, [Share Link: implied volatility](IV) reached 15.37%. At the individual stock level,$Applied Materials (AMAT.US)$Up 1.21% in pre-market; Bernstein raised Applied Materials’ price target to $675. Options market data shows the stock’s put/call volume ratio rose to 1.43, with implied volatility at 74.07%. $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$Up 0.7% in pre-market; NVIDIA joined six major Wall Street institutions in signing a $500 billion AI infrastructure financing agreement. Options market data shows the stock’s put/call volume ratio rose to 0.67, with implied volatility at 43.96%. $ASML Holding (ASML.US)$ Up 2.61% in pre-market, ...
Options Market Recap for Yesterday
Index Options
On August 10 Eastern Time, U.S. equity index options market volume declined, with a total of 4.8 million contracts traded. The put/call volume ratio rose to 1.00.
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 7,750 strike, while peak call option volume was at the 7,770 strike.
Today's Options Opportunity Outlook On a macro level,$Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ.US)$Up 0.01% in pre-market, $SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY.US)$Down 0.01% in pre-market; this week, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF faces multiple headwinds: U.S.-Iran tensions in the Strait of Hormuz drove crude oil prices up nearly 5%, stoking inflation expectations, while Intel's announcement of a $15 billion stock offering triggered broad-based declines in tech stocks. Markets are focused on Wednesday’s upcoming July inflation data. CFRA raised its S&P 500 year-end target to 8,050. Options market data shows SPY’s put/call volume ratio rose to 1.11 on the previous trading day, [Share Link: implied volatility](IV) reached 15.37%. At the individual stock level,$Applied Materials (AMAT.US)$Up 1.21% in pre-market; Bernstein raised Applied Materials’ price target to $675. Options market data shows the stock’s put/call volume ratio rose to 1.43, with implied volatility at 74.07%. $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$Up 0.7% in pre-market; NVIDIA joined six major Wall Street institutions in signing a $500 billion AI infrastructure financing agreement. Options market data shows the stock’s put/call volume ratio rose to 0.67, with implied volatility at 43.96%. $ASML Holding (ASML.US)$ Up 2.61% in pre-market, ...
Individual stock options
$SpaceX (SPCX.US)$Closed up 4.23%, with 1.2006 million options contracts traded; the put/call volume ratio rose to 0.72. SpaceX shares reclaimed levels above the IPO price of $135, with no significant selling pressure observed after the first lock-up expiration; analysts raised the price target to $450.
Today's Options Opportunity Outlook On a macro level,$Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ.US)$Up 0.01% in pre-market, $SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY.US)$Down 0.01% in pre-market; this week, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF faces multiple headwinds: U.S.-Iran tensions in the Strait of Hormuz drove crude oil prices up nearly 5%, stoking inflation expectations, while Intel's announcement of a $15 billion stock offering triggered broad-based declines in tech stocks. Markets are focused on Wednesday’s upcoming July inflation data. CFRA raised its S&P 500 year-end target to 8,050. Options market data shows SPY’s put/call volume ratio rose to 1.11 on the previous trading day, [Share Link: implied volatility](IV) reached 15.37%. At the individual stock level,$Applied Materials (AMAT.US)$Up 1.21% in pre-market; Bernstein raised Applied Materials’ price target to $675. Options market data shows the stock’s put/call volume ratio rose to 1.43, with implied volatility at 74.07%. $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$Up 0.7% in pre-market; NVIDIA joined six major Wall Street institutions in signing a $500 billion AI infrastructure financing agreement. Options market data shows the stock’s put/call volume ratio rose to 0.67, with implied volatility at 43.96%. $ASML Holding (ASML.US)$ Up 2.61% in pre-market, ...
$Intel (INTC.US)$Closed down 4.06%, with 880,700 options contracts traded; the put/call volume ratio rose to 0.79. Intel expanded its equity offering size from $15 billion to $20 billion, priced at $95 per share.
Today's Options Opportunity Outlook On a macro level,$Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ.US)$Up 0.01% in pre-market, $SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY.US)$Down 0.01% in pre-market; this week, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF faces multiple headwinds: U.S.-Iran tensions in the Strait of Hormuz drove crude oil prices up nearly 5%, stoking inflation expectations, while Intel's announcement of a $15 billion stock offering triggered broad-based declines in tech stocks. Markets are focused on Wednesday’s upcoming July inflation data. CFRA raised its S&P 500 year-end target to 8,050. Options market data shows SPY’s put/call volume ratio rose to 1.11 on the previous trading day, [Share Link: implied volatility](IV) reached 15.37%. At the individual stock level,$Applied Materials (AMAT.US)$Up 1.21% in pre-market; Bernstein raised Applied Materials’ price target to $675. Options market data shows the stock’s put/call volume ratio rose to 1.43, with implied volatility at 74.07%. $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$Up 0.7% in pre-market; NVIDIA joined six major Wall Street institutions in signing a $500 billion AI infrastructure financing agreement. Options market data shows the stock’s put/call volume ratio rose to 0.67, with implied volatility at 43.96%. $ASML Holding (ASML.US)$ Up 2.61% in pre-market, ...
Top Option Volume Rankings
Among the top 10 stocks by option volume,$Intel (INTC.US)$The put/call volume ratio was the highest, reaching 0.79.
The highest put/call open interest ratio belongs to$Micron Technology (MU.US)$, reaching 1.18. NVIDIA's adjustment to Rubin Ultra chip specifications could drive increased demand for high-bandwidth memory, benefiting Micron Technology.
Today's Options Opportunity Outlook On a macro level,$Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ.US)$Up 0.01% in pre-market, $SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY.US)$Down 0.01% in pre-market; this week, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF faces multiple headwinds: U.S.-Iran tensions in the Strait of Hormuz drove crude oil prices up nearly 5%, stoking inflation expectations, while Intel's announcement of a $15 billion stock offering triggered broad-based declines in tech stocks. Markets are focused on Wednesday’s upcoming July inflation data. CFRA raised its S&P 500 year-end target to 8,050. Options market data shows SPY’s put/call volume ratio rose to 1.11 on the previous trading day, [Share Link: implied volatility](IV) reached 15.37%. At the individual stock level,$Applied Materials (AMAT.US)$Up 1.21% in pre-market; Bernstein raised Applied Materials’ price target to $675. Options market data shows the stock’s put/call volume ratio rose to 1.43, with implied volatility at 74.07%. $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$Up 0.7% in pre-market; NVIDIA joined six major Wall Street institutions in signing a $500 billion AI infrastructure financing agreement. Options market data shows the stock’s put/call volume ratio rose to 0.67, with implied volatility at 43.96%. $ASML Holding (ASML.US)$ Up 2.61% in pre-market, ...
Implied Volatility Rankings (underlying market cap > $1 billion and option volume > 100,000 contracts)
$Plug Power (PLUG.US)$Implied volatility was the highest and saw the largest increase, reaching 118.58%, up 11.65% from the previous trading session. Plug Power reported second-quarter revenue of $178 million, beating expectations, and raised its fiscal 2026 revenue growth guidance to 15%-16%.
Today's Options Opportunity Outlook On a macro level,$Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ.US)$Up 0.01% in pre-market, $SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY.US)$Down 0.01% in pre-market; this week, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF faces multiple headwinds: U.S.-Iran tensions in the Strait of Hormuz drove crude oil prices up nearly 5%, stoking inflation expectations, while Intel's announcement of a $15 billion stock offering triggered broad-based declines in tech stocks. Markets are focused on Wednesday’s upcoming July inflation data. CFRA raised its S&P 500 year-end target to 8,050. Options market data shows SPY’s put/call volume ratio rose to 1.11 on the previous trading day, [Share Link: implied volatility](IV) reached 15.37%. At the individual stock level,$Applied Materials (AMAT.US)$Up 1.21% in pre-market; Bernstein raised Applied Materials’ price target to $675. Options market data shows the stock’s put/call volume ratio rose to 1.43, with implied volatility at 74.07%. $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$Up 0.7% in pre-market; NVIDIA joined six major Wall Street institutions in signing a $500 billion AI infrastructure financing agreement. Options market data shows the stock’s put/call volume ratio rose to 0.67, with implied volatility at 43.96%. $ASML Holding (ASML.US)$ Up 2.61% in pre-market, ...
$Hims & Hers Health (HIMS.US)$Implied volatility rose the second most, reaching 94.65%, up 4.36% from the previous trading day. Hims & Hers Health's second-quarter loss widened to 37 cents per share, worse than expected, but the company raised its full-year revenue guidance to $3.1 billion to $3.3 billion, with international revenue surging 17-fold year-over-year.
Today's Options Opportunity Outlook On a macro level,$Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ.US)$Up 0.01% in pre-market, $SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY.US)$Down 0.01% in pre-market; this week, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF faces multiple headwinds: U.S.-Iran tensions in the Strait of Hormuz drove crude oil prices up nearly 5%, stoking inflation expectations, while Intel's announcement of a $15 billion stock offering triggered broad-based declines in tech stocks. Markets are focused on Wednesday’s upcoming July inflation data. CFRA raised its S&P 500 year-end target to 8,050. Options market data shows SPY’s put/call volume ratio rose to 1.11 on the previous trading day, [Share Link: implied volatility](IV) reached 15.37%. At the individual stock level,$Applied Materials (AMAT.US)$Up 1.21% in pre-market; Bernstein raised Applied Materials’ price target to $675. Options market data shows the stock’s put/call volume ratio rose to 1.43, with implied volatility at 74.07%. $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$Up 0.7% in pre-market; NVIDIA joined six major Wall Street institutions in signing a $500 billion AI infrastructure financing agreement. Options market data shows the stock’s put/call volume ratio rose to 0.67, with implied volatility at 43.96%. $ASML Holding (ASML.US)$ Up 2.61% in pre-market, ...
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 pricesto 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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