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Daily Options Outlook | SanDisk up 4.18% in pre-market trading as Investor Day restores market confidence; Micron Technology up 1.52% in pre-market trading, ranking fifth in NAND market share and facing competition from YMTC

Hello fellow investors~ Mastering options trends not only helps you seize doubling opportunities, but the gaming signals in the options market also allow you to better interpret the price levels and opportunities of the underlying stocks!
This column is updated daily before the market opens, aiming to help fellow investors identify potential volatility opportunities each day and better capture every upward wave~Follow Options Movement Bull for daily updates so you never lose your way~
Today's Options Opportunity Outlook
On a macro level,$Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ.US)$Up 0.1% in pre-market trading,$SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY.US)$Up 0.07% in pre-market trading, US tech stocks rebounded strongly on Thursday, with the S&P 500 hitting a record high, led by AI-related stocks, particularly memory semiconductors. SanDisk surged over 13% after releasing its medium-to-long-term growth targets at its Investor Day, driving collective gains in memory stocks such as Micron and SK Hynix. The options market shows that the Put/Call volume ratio for QQQ dropped to 0.91 on the previous trading day,implied volatility(IV) reached 21.18%.
Hello fellow investors~ Mastering options trends not only helps you seize doubling opportunities, but the gaming signals in the options market also allow you to better interpret the price levels and opportunities of the underlying stocks! This column is updated daily before the market opens, aiming to help fellow investors identify potential volatility opportunities each day and better capture every upward wave~Follow Options Movement Bull for daily updates so you never lose your way~ Today's Options Opportunity Outlook On a macro level,$Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ.US)$Up 0.1% in pre-market trading,$SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY.US)$Up 0.07% in pre-market trading, US tech stocks rebounded strongly on Thursday, with the S&P 500 hitting a record high, led by AI-related stocks, particularly memory semiconductors. SanDisk surged over 13% after releasing its medium-to-long-term growth targets at its Investor Day, driving collective gains in memory stocks such as Micron and SK Hynix. The options market shows that the Put/Call volume ratio for QQQ dropped to 0.91 on the previous trading day,[Share Link: implied volatility](IV) reached 21.18%. At the individual stock level,$SanDisk (SNDK.US)$ Up 4.11% in pre-market trading, its 2x leveraged bullish ETF $Tradr 2X Long SNDK Daily ETF (SNXX.US)$$Leverage Shares 2X Long SNDK Daily ETF (SNDG.US)$$T-REX 2X Long SNDK Daily Target ETF (SNDU.US)$$Corgi SNDK 2x Daily ETF (SNDC.US)$ and others were all up more than 8% in pre-market trading....
At the individual stock level,$SanDisk (SNDK.US)$ Up 4.11% in pre-market trading, its 2x leveraged bullish ETF $Tradr 2X Long SNDK Daily ETF (SNXX.US)$$Leverage Shares 2X Long SNDK Daily ETF (SNDG.US)$$T-REX 2X Long SNDK Daily Target ETF (SNDU.US)$$Corgi SNDK 2x Daily ETF (SNDC.US)$ and others rose more than 8% in pre-market trading. The options market indicates that the stock's Put/Call volume ratio dropped to 0.63, with implied volatility reaching 88.61%, signaling a shift toward bullish sentiment.
Hello fellow investors~ Mastering options trends not only helps you seize doubling opportunities, but the gaming signals in the options market also allow you to better interpret the price levels and opportunities of the underlying stocks! This column is updated daily before the market opens, aiming to help fellow investors identify potential volatility opportunities each day and better capture every upward wave~Follow Options Movement Bull for daily updates so you never lose your way~ Today's Options Opportunity Outlook On a macro level,$Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ.US)$Up 0.1% in pre-market trading,$SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY.US)$Up 0.07% in pre-market trading, US tech stocks rebounded strongly on Thursday, with the S&P 500 hitting a record high, led by AI-related stocks, particularly memory semiconductors. SanDisk surged over 13% after releasing its medium-to-long-term growth targets at its Investor Day, driving collective gains in memory stocks such as Micron and SK Hynix. The options market shows that the Put/Call volume ratio for QQQ dropped to 0.91 on the previous trading day,[Share Link: implied volatility](IV) reached 21.18%. At the individual stock level,$SanDisk (SNDK.US)$ Up 4.11% in pre-market trading, its 2x leveraged bullish ETF $Tradr 2X Long SNDK Daily ETF (SNXX.US)$$Leverage Shares 2X Long SNDK Daily ETF (SNDG.US)$$T-REX 2X Long SNDK Daily Target ETF (SNDU.US)$$Corgi SNDK 2x Daily ETF (SNDC.US)$ and others were all up more than 8% in pre-market trading....
$Micron Technology (MU.US)$Up 1.52% in pre-market trading. Micron Technology faces competitive threats from China's YMTC and ranks fifth in NAND memory market share. The options market shows that the stock's Put/Call volume ratio dropped to 0.7, with implied volatility reaching 67.63%.
Observing options expiring on 2026-08-14, the highest volume was for call options with a strike price of $1,000, which rose by 16.59%.
Hello fellow investors~ Mastering options trends not only helps you seize doubling opportunities, but the gaming signals in the options market also allow you to better interpret the price levels and opportunities of the underlying stocks! This column is updated daily before the market opens, aiming to help fellow investors identify potential volatility opportunities each day and better capture every upward wave~Follow Options Movement Bull for daily updates so you never lose your way~ Today's Options Opportunity Outlook On a macro level,$Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ.US)$Up 0.1% in pre-market trading,$SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY.US)$Up 0.07% in pre-market trading, US tech stocks rebounded strongly on Thursday, with the S&P 500 hitting a record high, led by AI-related stocks, particularly memory semiconductors. SanDisk surged over 13% after releasing its medium-to-long-term growth targets at its Investor Day, driving collective gains in memory stocks such as Micron and SK Hynix. The options market shows that the Put/Call volume ratio for QQQ dropped to 0.91 on the previous trading day,[Share Link: implied volatility](IV) reached 21.18%. At the individual stock level,$SanDisk (SNDK.US)$ Up 4.11% in pre-market trading, its 2x leveraged bullish ETF $Tradr 2X Long SNDK Daily ETF (SNXX.US)$$Leverage Shares 2X Long SNDK Daily ETF (SNDG.US)$$T-REX 2X Long SNDK Daily Target ETF (SNDU.US)$$Corgi SNDK 2x Daily ETF (SNDC.US)$ and others were all up more than 8% in pre-market trading....
$NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$Up 0.2% in pre-market trading, NVIDIA's Spectrum-X Ethernet photonic switches have entered full mass production, marking a turning point for the commercialization of CPO technology. Options market data shows the stock's Put/Call volume ratio has dropped to 0.52, with implied volatility at 42.27%.
Looking at options expiring on August 14, 2026, the call option with a strike price of $227.5 saw the highest trading volume, declining by 33.04%.
Hello fellow investors~ Mastering options trends not only helps you seize doubling opportunities, but the gaming signals in the options market also allow you to better interpret the price levels and opportunities of the underlying stocks! This column is updated daily before the market opens, aiming to help fellow investors identify potential volatility opportunities each day and better capture every upward wave~Follow Options Movement Bull for daily updates so you never lose your way~ Today's Options Opportunity Outlook On a macro level,$Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ.US)$Up 0.1% in pre-market trading,$SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY.US)$Up 0.07% in pre-market trading, US tech stocks rebounded strongly on Thursday, with the S&P 500 hitting a record high, led by AI-related stocks, particularly memory semiconductors. SanDisk surged over 13% after releasing its medium-to-long-term growth targets at its Investor Day, driving collective gains in memory stocks such as Micron and SK Hynix. The options market shows that the Put/Call volume ratio for QQQ dropped to 0.91 on the previous trading day,[Share Link: implied volatility](IV) reached 21.18%. At the individual stock level,$SanDisk (SNDK.US)$ Up 4.11% in pre-market trading, its 2x leveraged bullish ETF $Tradr 2X Long SNDK Daily ETF (SNXX.US)$$Leverage Shares 2X Long SNDK Daily ETF (SNDG.US)$$T-REX 2X Long SNDK Daily Target ETF (SNDU.US)$$Corgi SNDK 2x Daily ETF (SNDC.US)$ and others were all up more than 8% in pre-market trading....
Options Market Recap for Yesterday
Index Options
On August 13 (Eastern Time), trading volume in the US equity index options market rose, with a total of 5.84 million contracts traded. The Put/Call volume ratio fell to 0.93.
In the upcoming expiration cycle,$S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$ The distribution of options trading volume showed the following characteristics: the peak volume for put options was at the 7,800-point level, and the peak volume for call options was also at the 7,800-point level.
Hello fellow investors~ Mastering options trends not only helps you seize doubling opportunities, but the gaming signals in the options market also allow you to better interpret the price levels and opportunities of the underlying stocks! This column is updated daily before the market opens, aiming to help fellow investors identify potential volatility opportunities each day and better capture every upward wave~Follow Options Movement Bull for daily updates so you never lose your way~ Today's Options Opportunity Outlook On a macro level,$Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ.US)$Up 0.1% in pre-market trading,$SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY.US)$Up 0.07% in pre-market trading, US tech stocks rebounded strongly on Thursday, with the S&P 500 hitting a record high, led by AI-related stocks, particularly memory semiconductors. SanDisk surged over 13% after releasing its medium-to-long-term growth targets at its Investor Day, driving collective gains in memory stocks such as Micron and SK Hynix. The options market shows that the Put/Call volume ratio for QQQ dropped to 0.91 on the previous trading day,[Share Link: implied volatility](IV) reached 21.18%. At the individual stock level,$SanDisk (SNDK.US)$ Up 4.11% in pre-market trading, its 2x leveraged bullish ETF $Tradr 2X Long SNDK Daily ETF (SNXX.US)$$Leverage Shares 2X Long SNDK Daily ETF (SNDG.US)$$T-REX 2X Long SNDK Daily Target ETF (SNDU.US)$$Corgi SNDK 2x Daily ETF (SNDC.US)$ and others were all up more than 8% in pre-market trading....
Individual stock options
$Netflix (NFLX.US)$Closed up 5.43%, with 681,100 options contracts traded; the Put/Call volume ratio dropped to 0.38. Bill Ackman's Pershing Square re-initiated a position in Netflix shares, driving the stock price up by 5.43%.
Hello fellow investors~ Mastering options trends not only helps you seize doubling opportunities, but the gaming signals in the options market also allow you to better interpret the price levels and opportunities of the underlying stocks! This column is updated daily before the market opens, aiming to help fellow investors identify potential volatility opportunities each day and better capture every upward wave~Follow Options Movement Bull for daily updates so you never lose your way~ Today's Options Opportunity Outlook On a macro level,$Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ.US)$Up 0.1% in pre-market trading,$SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY.US)$Up 0.07% in pre-market trading, US tech stocks rebounded strongly on Thursday, with the S&P 500 hitting a record high, led by AI-related stocks, particularly memory semiconductors. SanDisk surged over 13% after releasing its medium-to-long-term growth targets at its Investor Day, driving collective gains in memory stocks such as Micron and SK Hynix. The options market shows that the Put/Call volume ratio for QQQ dropped to 0.91 on the previous trading day,[Share Link: implied volatility](IV) reached 21.18%. At the individual stock level,$SanDisk (SNDK.US)$ Up 4.11% in pre-market trading, its 2x leveraged bullish ETF $Tradr 2X Long SNDK Daily ETF (SNXX.US)$$Leverage Shares 2X Long SNDK Daily ETF (SNDG.US)$$T-REX 2X Long SNDK Daily Target ETF (SNDU.US)$$Corgi SNDK 2x Daily ETF (SNDC.US)$ and others were all up more than 8% in pre-market trading....
$SpaceX (SPCX.US)$Closed down 3.33%, with 1.2231 million options contracts traded; the Put/Call volume ratio rose to 0.82. Elon Musk stated that SpaceX must win in the AI sector, releasing Grok 4.6 to catch up with OpenAI and Anthropic.
Hello fellow investors~ Mastering options trends not only helps you seize doubling opportunities, but the gaming signals in the options market also allow you to better interpret the price levels and opportunities of the underlying stocks! This column is updated daily before the market opens, aiming to help fellow investors identify potential volatility opportunities each day and better capture every upward wave~Follow Options Movement Bull for daily updates so you never lose your way~ Today's Options Opportunity Outlook On a macro level,$Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ.US)$Up 0.1% in pre-market trading,$SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY.US)$Up 0.07% in pre-market trading, US tech stocks rebounded strongly on Thursday, with the S&P 500 hitting a record high, led by AI-related stocks, particularly memory semiconductors. SanDisk surged over 13% after releasing its medium-to-long-term growth targets at its Investor Day, driving collective gains in memory stocks such as Micron and SK Hynix. The options market shows that the Put/Call volume ratio for QQQ dropped to 0.91 on the previous trading day,[Share Link: implied volatility](IV) reached 21.18%. At the individual stock level,$SanDisk (SNDK.US)$ Up 4.11% in pre-market trading, its 2x leveraged bullish ETF $Tradr 2X Long SNDK Daily ETF (SNXX.US)$$Leverage Shares 2X Long SNDK Daily ETF (SNDG.US)$$T-REX 2X Long SNDK Daily Target ETF (SNDU.US)$$Corgi SNDK 2x Daily ETF (SNDC.US)$ and others were all up more than 8% in pre-market trading....
Top Option Volume Rankings
Among the top 10 stocks by option volume,$SpaceX (SPCX.US)$recorded the highest Put/Call volume ratio, reaching 0.82.
The highest put/call open interest ratio belongs to$Micron Technology (MU.US)$, reaching 1.12. Micron Technology's market capitalization has returned to the $1 trillion mark, benefiting from strong demand for AI infrastructure and sold-out capacity among memory manufacturers.
Hello fellow investors~ Mastering options trends not only helps you seize doubling opportunities, but the gaming signals in the options market also allow you to better interpret the price levels and opportunities of the underlying stocks! This column is updated daily before the market opens, aiming to help fellow investors identify potential volatility opportunities each day and better capture every upward wave~Follow Options Movement Bull for daily updates so you never lose your way~ Today's Options Opportunity Outlook On a macro level,$Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ.US)$Up 0.1% in pre-market trading,$SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY.US)$Up 0.07% in pre-market trading, US tech stocks rebounded strongly on Thursday, with the S&P 500 hitting a record high, led by AI-related stocks, particularly memory semiconductors. SanDisk surged over 13% after releasing its medium-to-long-term growth targets at its Investor Day, driving collective gains in memory stocks such as Micron and SK Hynix. The options market shows that the Put/Call volume ratio for QQQ dropped to 0.91 on the previous trading day,[Share Link: implied volatility](IV) reached 21.18%. At the individual stock level,$SanDisk (SNDK.US)$ Up 4.11% in pre-market trading, its 2x leveraged bullish ETF $Tradr 2X Long SNDK Daily ETF (SNXX.US)$$Leverage Shares 2X Long SNDK Daily ETF (SNDG.US)$$T-REX 2X Long SNDK Daily Target ETF (SNDU.US)$$Corgi SNDK 2x Daily ETF (SNDC.US)$ and others were all up more than 8% in pre-market trading....
Implied Volatility Rankings (underlying market cap > $1 billion and option volume > 100,000 contracts)
$NEBIUS (NBIS.US)$recorded the highest implied volatility, reaching 100.97%, an increase of 1.12% from the previous trading session. NEBIUS's Q2 revenue grew 454% year-over-year to $582 million, signing four AI cloud contracts averaging over $1 billion each; Bank of America raised its price target to $310.
Hello fellow investors~ Mastering options trends not only helps you seize doubling opportunities, but the gaming signals in the options market also allow you to better interpret the price levels and opportunities of the underlying stocks! This column is updated daily before the market opens, aiming to help fellow investors identify potential volatility opportunities each day and better capture every upward wave~Follow Options Movement Bull for daily updates so you never lose your way~ Today's Options Opportunity Outlook On a macro level,$Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ.US)$Up 0.1% in pre-market trading,$SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY.US)$Up 0.07% in pre-market trading, US tech stocks rebounded strongly on Thursday, with the S&P 500 hitting a record high, led by AI-related stocks, particularly memory semiconductors. SanDisk surged over 13% after releasing its medium-to-long-term growth targets at its Investor Day, driving collective gains in memory stocks such as Micron and SK Hynix. The options market shows that the Put/Call volume ratio for QQQ dropped to 0.91 on the previous trading day,[Share Link: implied volatility](IV) reached 21.18%. At the individual stock level,$SanDisk (SNDK.US)$ Up 4.11% in pre-market trading, its 2x leveraged bullish ETF $Tradr 2X Long SNDK Daily ETF (SNXX.US)$$Leverage Shares 2X Long SNDK Daily ETF (SNDG.US)$$T-REX 2X Long SNDK Daily Target ETF (SNDU.US)$$Corgi SNDK 2x Daily ETF (SNDC.US)$ and others were all up more than 8% in pre-market trading....
$C3.ai (AI.US)$saw the largest increase in implied volatility, reaching 85.47%, up 6.98% from the previous trading session. The USDA adopted C3.ai software to process backlog mail, while CEO Siebel reduced his stock holdings by $4.76 million.
Hello fellow investors~ Mastering options trends not only helps you seize doubling opportunities, but the gaming signals in the options market also allow you to better interpret the price levels and opportunities of the underlying stocks! This column is updated daily before the market opens, aiming to help fellow investors identify potential volatility opportunities each day and better capture every upward wave~Follow Options Movement Bull for daily updates so you never lose your way~ Today's Options Opportunity Outlook On a macro level,$Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ.US)$Up 0.1% in pre-market trading,$SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY.US)$Up 0.07% in pre-market trading, US tech stocks rebounded strongly on Thursday, with the S&P 500 hitting a record high, led by AI-related stocks, particularly memory semiconductors. SanDisk surged over 13% after releasing its medium-to-long-term growth targets at its Investor Day, driving collective gains in memory stocks such as Micron and SK Hynix. The options market shows that the Put/Call volume ratio for QQQ dropped to 0.91 on the previous trading day,[Share Link: implied volatility](IV) reached 21.18%. At the individual stock level,$SanDisk (SNDK.US)$ Up 4.11% in pre-market trading, its 2x leveraged bullish ETF $Tradr 2X Long SNDK Daily ETF (SNXX.US)$$Leverage Shares 2X Long SNDK Daily ETF (SNDG.US)$$T-REX 2X Long SNDK Daily Target ETF (SNDU.US)$$Corgi SNDK 2x Daily ETF (SNDC.US)$ and others were all up more than 8% in pre-market trading....
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"
Risk Disclaimer: The above content only represents the author's view. It does not represent any position or investment advice of Futu. Futu makes no representation or warranty.Read more
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