Option Movers | SpaceX's $300 Call Soars 300%; MARA Sees 80% Call Options
Market Overview
The S&P 500 ended marginally lower on Friday (June 26), with a steep drop in AI-related chip stocks and sharp gains in Moderna and other healthcare stocks.
Regarding the options market, a total volume of 68,089,364 contracts was traded, up 7% from the previous trading day.
Top 10 Option Volumes
Top 10: $TSLA(TSLA)$, $NVDA(NVDA)$, $AAPL(AAPL)$, $MSFT(MSFT)$, $MU(MU)$, $SPCX(SPCX)$, $MSTR(MSTR)$, $AMZN(AMZN)$, $PLTR(PLTR)$, $NFLX(NFLX)$
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$SpaceX(SPCX)$ shares snapped a two-session losing streak and closed 0.15% higher Friday at $153.23, marginally above its IPO debut price of $150 per share. That recovery could get an extra engine after Friday’s closing bell, when SpaceX was due to officially join the Russell 1000 index.
There are 1.06M SpaceX option contracts traded on Friday, up 94% from the previous trading day. Call options account for 61% of overall option trades. Particularly high volume was seen for the $300 strike call option expiring July 2, with 96,701 contracts trading. SPCX 20260702 300.0 CALL
$Apple(AAPL)$ fared better, finishing the session up 3.1%. The gains followed Apple’s worst session in more than a year, as shares fell 6% on Thursday after the iPhone maker said it would jack up the price of MacBooks and iPads. The move signaled that rising memory prices have been making their way to consumers.
There are 1.83M Apple option contracts traded on Friday, down 6% from the previous trading day. Call options account for 56% of overall option trades. Particularly high volume was seen for the $282.5 strike call option expiring June 26, with 165,234 contracts trading. AAPL 20260626 282.5 CALL
Unusual Options Activity
Source: Market Chameleon
$Strategy(MSTR)$ stock was 3.54% lower at $82.31 on Friday. It looked set to extend its record losing streak, one day after the software company-turned-Bitcoin holder suffered its longest stretch of consecutive daily declines since January 2024.
There are 882,535 Strategy option contracts traded on Friday, up 7% from the previous trading day. Call options account for 45% of overall option trades. Particularly high volume was seen for the $80 strike put option expiring June 26, with 29,647 contracts trading. MSTR 20260626 80.0 PUT
$MARA Holdings(MARA)$ up 4.76% on Friday. The company has been expanding into energy and digital infrastructure, partnering with Starwood Capital to develop AI data center capacity targeting up to 2.5 gigawatts. This is viewed as a key catalyst behind its share price rally.
There are 407,638 MARA option contracts traded on Friday, up 159% from the previous trading day. Call options account for 80% of overall option trades. Particularly high volume was seen for the $14.5 strike call option expiring June 26, with 73,679 contracts trading. MARA 20260626 14.5 CALL
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