The Hot Options Report: 08-26-2025

In this episode, Mark Longo recaps the options market activity for Tuesday, August 26. It was a relatively quiet day overall, with lower than average daily volume in VIX, SPY, and Nasdaq options. However, the SPX stood out with a robust day of trading, and there was a notable rush into specific single-name stocks in the second half of the session. The report breaks down the most active options in each index and highlights the top 10 most active single names, with Tesla, Open, and Nvidia leading the pack. Time Stamp 1:52 Public Sponsor Spotlight 3:05 VIX Market Activity 4:05 SPY Market Activity 5:10 SPX Market Activity 7:11 IWM (Small Caps) Market Activity 8:05 QQQ (Nasdaq) Market Activity 9:20 Microsoft (#10) 10:37 Intel (#9) 11:51 SoFi (#8) 12:47 Neo (#7) 13:58 Apple (#6) 14:52 AMD (#5) 15:47 Palantir (#4) 17:00 Open (#3) 18:14 Tesla (#2) 19:15 Nvidia (#1) ------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.