Options Market Statistics: Nvidia Leads on Alpamayo AI Debut; Intel Speculation Surges on 18A Success

$NVIDIA(NVDA)$   maintains its position at the top of the daily active options list with a bullish put/call ratio of 0.61 and a low IV rank of 10.61%. Volume reached 2.27 million contracts against 18.10 million in open interest, reflecting stable market expectations despite high activity. At CES 2026, NVIDIA recently unveiled Alpamayo, a breakthrough reasoning-based AI platform for autonomous driving. This open-source ecosystem positions NVIDIA as a foundational infrastructure provider for the next generation of Level 4 autonomous vehicles.

$Tesla Motors(TSLA)$   ranked second with a put/call ratio of 0.80 and a notably low IV rank of 8.50%. Despite the cautious sentiment reflected in the 3.19 million contract volume, shares rose 2.11%in recent trading as investors look past weaker 2025 delivery data. Market focus is shifting toward 2026 as a pivotal year, with high expectations for the launch of the Optimus robot and further scaling of its robotaxi business.

$Intel(INTC)$   showed significant speculative interest with a bullish put/call ratio of 0.54 and a high IV rank of 51.97%, signaling expectations for substantial price swings. Trading volume hit 1.51 million contracts amid news that the company's Panther Lake AI PC chips, built on the advanced 18A process, sparked significant investor optimism at CES. 

There was noteworthy activity in $Netflix(NFLX)$  , with call options dominating the unusual options activity list. The $130 strike calls expiring August 21th, 2026. The stock topped the volume-to-open-interest ranking with a ratio of 157.9x, seeing 77,354 contracts traded against just 490 in open interest. 

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