SK Hynix options begin trading. But another group of stocks is stealing its thunder

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SK Hynix options debuted Tuesday to less fanfare than one might have expected given the year-long rally in the stock and a 20%-plus surge on Tuesday alone. About 150,000 options traded in SK by midday Tuesday and while more calls traded than puts, the most popular directional trade by volume was selling calls, according to Cboe LiveVol data. Cboe offered five expiries: five monthly options that expire the third Friday of July, August, September, December and March 2027. While volume was higher than the 110,000 contracts traded on the VanEck Semiconductor fund (SMH) , and almost double the volume in Sandisk or Marvell , it's less than a third of the volume in the Roundhill memory ETF (DRAM) , or Micron , which traded about 380,000 contracts Tuesday. Nvidia traded about 2.3 million as of writing. SK Hynix U.S. shares One explanation for the lack of notable call-buying is that the surge in single-stock ETFs and leveraged funds with exposure to the South Korean chip sensation stole a ...

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: SK Hynix, Micron, MGM Resorts & more

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: SKHY, MU, MGM Skip Navigation Markets Business Investing Tech Politics Video Watchlist Investing Club PRO Livestream Menu Check out the companies making the biggest moves premarket: SK Hynix U.S.-listed shares of the South Korean chipmaker tumbled 8% after their debut on the Nasdaq on Friday when they popped nearly 13%. Seoul-listed shares of the company sunk more than 15% , posting their worst day in history. Memory and chips stocks A slew of names were under pressure as investors again took another look at the viability of the artificial intelligence trade. The Roundhill Memory ETF (DRAM) was off 9% as Sandisk tumbled 5.5%, while Western Digital and Micron Technology were off 5%. Meanwhile, the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) was off 2%, while Intel declined more than 2.5% and Advanced Micro Devices fell 2%. CCC Intelligent Solutions Shares of the software company were higher by 2% after a Bloomberg report said Elliott Investment Management has built a large stake in the company. The stake was taken before CCC began talks of a potential sale, Bloomberg reported. MGM Resorts International The hospitality company rose more than 2% after The Wall Street Journal reported the company is in private talks with Barry Diller. Diller's People Inc in early June made an offer to buy the company, and MGM has not publicly responded to the offer yet. Energy stocks Shares of energy companies were higher as oil prices rose more than 3% after fresh strikes over the weekend between the U.S. and Iran. Valero Energy rose by 1.5%, while ConocoPhillips was higher by 1%. APA Corporation rose 2%, while ExxonMobil and Chevron were up 1%. Fastenal The industrial and construction supplies company was up by 1% after Rothschild & Co Redburn initiated coverage on the stock with a buy rating. Analysts at the firm are bullish about Fastenal's outlook thanks to a shift by the company toward larger, more complex customers. Shopify , Deckers Outdoor Group Shares of both companies were higher after Jefferies upgraded the stocks to buy. Shopify, which was rising by 2.5%, analysts at Jefferies said has strong fundamentals and that agentic commerce is a long-term tailwind. Deckers, which was up by 2%, analysts said has upside potential thanks to product innovation at its sportswear brand Hoka.

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