The Hot Options Report: 07-08-2026

The Hot Options Report: 07-08-2026

The options market came roaring back after the holiday break, with AI stocks once again dominating the tape. On this episode of The Hot Options Report, Mark Longo breaks down the biggest options movers of the session, including a massive surge in NVIDIA options volume, Broadcom's rally after its Apple partnership announcement, Tesla's active put trading, and continued speculative interest in SpaceX options. You'll also discover what unusual activity surfaced in the latest 10K Club scan, featuring VIX, the iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA), and SpaceX. Inside this episode: • The latest 10K Club unusual options activity • NVIDIA explodes back to the top of the options volume rankings • Tesla traders battle around the 390 strike • Apple and Broadcom rally on major news • SpaceX speculation reaches another level • Micron call buyers aim for the $1,000 strike • VIX and ETHA return to the unusual activity spotlight • The biggest options trades and unusual flow from today's market Check out more tools, scans, and premium data at TheHotOptionsReport.com [http://www.thehotoptionsreport.com].

The Hot Options Report: 06-25-2026

In this episode, host Mark Longo breaks down a wild, red-dominated trading session for Thursday, June 25, 2026, as a massive tech sell-off sweeps through the major indices. First, we dive into today's featured scan from TheHotOptionsReport.com: the Symbol Pump scan, highlighting massive volume surges in KCAI, MIMI, and FERA. Then, we kick off our daily Top 10 options volume countdown, where we look at the exact strikes, contract volume, and option premiums lighting up the tape. Inside this episode: * SpaceX (#10): Falling off its usual #3 spot and testing the critical $150 IPO print. Is the 150 put a coin flip? * Palantir (#8) & MicroStrategy (#7): Tech names get shellacked. Palantir hits multi-month lows, while Strategy slides nearly 30% over the past week. * The Tech Carnage (#6 & #5): Amazon and Microsoft erase post-Micron optimism with heavy selling. * Micron (#4): A wild post-earnings ride. After opening strong and dropping 100 handles, it claws back to finish up 165 handles at $1213.56. We look at the massive action on the 1300 calls. * Apple (#2) & Nvidia (#1): Apple drops over 6% after pricing anxieties hit The Street, while Nvidia slides below par ($200) to capture the top volume spot with 3.17 million contracts.

The Hot Options Report: 06-24-2026

On this episode of The Hot Options Report, Mark Longo breaks down another action-packed trading session featuring a surprise meme-stock resurgence, a major post-earnings move from Micron, continued pressure in SpaceX, and another massive day of options activity from the market's biggest names. This episode includes: • NVIDIA tops the options leaderboard once again • Tesla, Amazon and Apple dominate today's active options • SpaceX continues its sharp pullback after its record-setting options debut • Strategy (MSTR) falls back below the $100 level • Wendy's crashes the Top 12 during an unexpected meme-stock rally • GameStop, SoFi and Microsoft stay active • Micron reports earnings after the close and immediately erupts higher in after-hours trading • Today's standout Bigger Wing Scan featuring GameStop, Hertz and UiPath Plus, Mark explains what today's hottest options trades may have been signaling—and where traders could be watching next. For even more unusual options activity and institutional order flow, visit TheHotOptionsReport.com [https://TheHotOptionsReport.com].

The Hot Options Report: 06-23-2026

The markets turned blood red today, but the options tape is still lighting up! Join Mark Longo as he breaks down a macro-focused session where single-name volume took a slight breather, but the underlying volatility remained fast and furious. We head over to TheHotOptionsReport.com to unpack today's featured 1K Spread scan, flagging 71 massive non-index spreads with Netflix, XLF, and IWM leading the charge. Then, we countdown the top 10 most active underlying equities of the day, including: * Palantir (#10) & Intel (#8): Checking out aggressive short-term call selling after a rough session. * Microsoft (#9) & Amazon (#5): The tech giants bucking the red trend to post impressive rallies. * Micron (#6): Taking a massive 13% drubbing ahead of earnings. Are the $1100 calls a buy or sell? * SpaceX (#3): The rollercoaster continues! We break down the newly added weekly options and the heavy premium on the Friday $160 calls. * Tesla (#2) & NVIDIA (#1): Tesla sheds nearly 6%, while NVIDIA pins exactly at the $200.00 par line. Want to run your own unusual activity scans? Head over to TheHotOptionsReport.com [https://www.thehotoptionsreport.com/] to build your own watchlists and track the tape.

The Hot Options Report: 06-22-2026

Host Mark Longo breaks down a wild, high-volume day across the options tape where tech took a beating, chip stocks went wild, and a massive names suffered jaw-dropping premium swings. First, we kick the tires on today's Lucky Seven Scan at TheHotOptionsReport.com [http://www.thehotoptionsreport.com] , highlighting unusual volume spikes in Arcosa Inc. (ACA), Absci Corp (ABSI), and Acumen Pharmaceuticals (ABOS). Then, we dive into the top 10 most active options chains of the day: * SMCI (#10): Rallies over 15% to $35.46. Did buyers of the weekly $40 calls get a banger day? * Intel (#9): Up nearly $7 to $140.94. Paper leans heavy into selling the weekly $160 covered calls. * Big Tech Sell-Offs (#8 - #4): Breaking down the overriding and sweat equity in Netflix (NFLX), Microsoft (MSFT)—which broke the $370 strike in both directions—Alphabet (GOOGL), Apple (AAPL), and Amazon (AMZN). * SpaceX (#3): A brutal 16.5% downward slide ($30.40 drop) to close at $154.60. Is a 126 Vol implied volatility too cheap for the June weekly $180 calls? * Nvidia (#2): A relatively light 2.92 million contracts as NVDA slides to $208.65, making the zero-day-to-expiration (0DTE) $215 calls look like a slam-dunk sell. * Tesla (#1): TSLA takes the crown, rallying to $405.05. We look at the absolute wild price action on the 0DTE $410 calls that hit an intraday high of $415. Check out the data yourself: Head over to TheHotOptionsReport.com [http://www.thehotoptionsreport.com] for pre-baked unusual options scans.