The Hot Options Report: 07-25-2025

In this episode, the discussion focuses on the week's dominant options activities up to Friday, July 25th. The episode highlights notable low activity in VIX options due to seasonal quiet periods, other notable stock activities including SPY, IWM, Nasdaq, and several individual stocks like Robinhood, Alphabet, Apple, AMD, and Nvidia. Furthermore, there's an emphasis on Tesla's return to high trading volumes with over 5.5 million contracts.   01:04 Welcome to the Hot Options Report 01:44 Exploring Today's Options Market 02:41 Volatility and VIX Options Analysis 03:59 SPY and SPX Options Activity 05:30 Small Caps and NASDAQ Insights 06:50 Single Name Equity Options Highlights 08:04 Top Options Movers of the Day 14:24 Conclusion and Listener Engagement   -----------------------------------------------------   All investing involves risk. Brokerage services for US listed securities, options and bonds in a self-directed brokerage account are offered by Open to the Public Investing Inc, member FINRA & SIPC. Not investment advice. Options trading entails significant risk and is not appropriate for all investors.  Customers must read and understand the Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options before considering any options strategy.  Options investors can rapidly lose the value of their investment in a short period of time and incur permanent loss by expiration date. Certain complex options strategies carry additional risk, including the potential for losses that may exceed the original investment amount, and are only available for qualified customers.  Index options have special features and fees that should be carefully considered, including settlement, exercise, expiration, tax, and cost characteristics.  See Fee Schedule for all options trading fees. There are additional costs associated with option strategies that call for multiple purchases and sales of options, such as spreads, straddles, among others, as compared with a single option trade. Rebate rates vary monthly from $0.06-$0.18 and depend on the particular security, whether the trade was placed via API, as well as your current and prior month's options trading volume. Review Options Rebate Terms here. Rates are subject to change. Go to public.com/optionsbrief to learn more.