Semiconductor stocks dominate options flow this week. MU tops both bullish and bearish bets over seven days. The stock is up 179% year-to-date. That kind of run draws options traders on both sides of the trade.
NVDA holds the second-highest volume of positive bets. Taiwan Semiconductor sees a $1.5 trillion global chip market by 2030. That headline is feeding call demand. AMAT sits alongside MU in the most-active names for the week.
The bearish side tells a similar story. TSLA ranks in the top three for negative bets. AMD and INTC also feature heavily on the put side. Traders are buying upside in chips while hedging the laggards.
GO — Grocery Outlet — jumped 16% after hours after an earnings beat. The stock has only three option expiries available. But expect short-dated call activity to spike at Friday's open.
On the sentiment screen, PLD, VRTX, and GD all show 100% positive options scores over seven days. Meanwhile PGR and EQNR sit at 0% — all bears, no bulls.
The chip sector is the clearest story right now. Bullish and bearish bets are both surging in semis. Markets are not picking a direction — they are buying volatility on the whole sector.
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