The Hot Options Report Heading into Nvidia Earnings: 08-27-2025

Welcome to the Hot Options Report for Wednesday, August 27th. In this special midday report, we dive into the day's most active options, analyzing the top tickers and notable trends. The broad market is in a modest rally, but volatility and specific stocks are showing interesting activity. Today's show covers the highlights in VIX, SPY, SPX, and the top 10 most active stocks, including the highly anticipated action in Nvidia ahead of its earnings report.

Timestamps

• 1:17 VIX Market Activity
• 2:07 SPY Market Activity
• 2:54 SPX Market Activity
• 3:35 Small Caps Market Activity
• 4:15 QQQ Market Activity
• 5:10 Top 10 Options Overview
• 5:50 SoFi (#10)
• 6:45 Robinhood (#9)
• 7:42 Intel (#8)
• 8:20 AMD (#7)
• 9:03 Apple (#6)
• 10:04 Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) (#5)
• 11:06 Open (#4)
• 11:58 Palantir (#3)
• 12:51 Tesla (#2)
• 13:38 Nvidia (#1)

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