Hot Options Report: Nvidia & Tesla Lead a Holiday-Shortened Volume Charge

In this post-Christmas episode of The Hot Options Report, Mark Longo breaks down a high-stakes, shortened trading week. While the holiday session started light, volume poured into the heavy hitters by the closing bell. We go "around the horn" from Broadcom to Nvidia, tracking the dominant option chains and the "0DTE" expiration trades that won (and lost) the day.

The Top 10 Countdown:

• #10 Broadcom (AVGO): Opening call action at the 352.5 strike. Did the late-day rally save the bulls?

• #9 Amazon (AMZN): A 232.5 call battle. We analyze the 40-cent premium and why the "Amazonians" were left wanting more.

• #8 AMD: 54,000 contracts on the 215 calls as the stock sits a penny shy of the strike.

• #7 Netflix (NFLX): 94.5 calls seeing heavy volume for just a dime.

• #6 Meta: A rough day for the 665 calls as Facebook's successor slips.

• #5 MicroStrategy (MSTR): "The Monster" reverses losses. Why the 160 call sellers are the big winners today.

• #4 Apple (AAPL): 128,000 contracts on the 275 calls. A deep dive into the 30-cent premium trap.

• #3 Palantir (PLTR): The Trade of the Day. We break down the 190 puts that turned 41 cents into a $1.29 windfall.

• #2 Tesla (TSLA): 3.15 million contracts. A massive sweat for the 480 call sellers as Tesla dips 2%.

• #1 Nvidia (NVDA): The undisputed king of the tape with 3.25 million contracts. We look at the 192.5 call frenzy.

Market Insights & Education:

• Intraday vs. Closing: Why "writing it into the close" was a dangerous game for call buyers this Friday.

• Winning Put Spreads: A look at how Palantir's volatility offered the best ROI on the board.

• 0DTE Dynamics: Analyzing the decay of cheap "lotto ticket" premiums in a post-holiday environment.

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