Top 20 Equity Options Traded
in February 2025

March 4, 2025

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The pace of change accelerated in February as the Trump administration extended executive orders. Peace talks between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ended abruptly in a shocking turn of events, resulting in no deal. Meanwhile, Elon Musk’s leadership of the DOGE initiative created turmoil across various sectors of the U.S. government. As markets typically react negatively to uncertainty, volatility increased, leading to a decline in consumer confidence and spending. Although new tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China were announced, they were quickly paused, with expectations of resumption. These developments fueled concerns over rising inflation, potentially reversing the recent downward trend. Treasury yields fell amid economic uncertainty, while the manufacturing sector braced for potential disruptions from tariffs.
Markets declined broadly in the month as follows:
  • The Dow Jones fell by 1.58% in February.
  • The S&P 500 decreased by 1.43%.
  • The Nasdaq Composite saw a larger drop of 3.97%.
  • The Russell 2000 declined 3.7%.

The chart below visualizes ETF performance related on the Dow, Nasdaq and S&P indices for the month of February 2025.

Booking.com (BKNG) takes the #1 spot away from Nvidia in February on our Top 20 list after reporting strong Q4 2024 results with a 13% YoY growth in room nights and a new $20 billion share repurchase authorization.  Tech stocks like Tesla, Nvidia, and Microsoft fell, with Tesla dropping by over 8% due to a decline in EU vehicle registrations.  Bitcoin fell below $90,000 amid economic concerns, affecting related stocks like MicroStrategy and Coinbase.

Below are the most active 20 equity symbols based on the number of option trades in eOption accounts in February 2025.  Note that we do not make trade recommendations and are sharing this solely for your interest.
  1. Booking.com (BKNG)
  2. Nvidia (NVDA)
  3. Tesla (TSLA)
  4. Palantir Technologies (PLTR)
  5. Super Micro Computer (SMCI)
  6. Meta Platforms (META)
  7. Apple (AAPL)
  8. Reddit (RDDT)
  9. Amazon (AMZN)
  10. Netflix (NFLX)
  11. Alphabet (GOOGL)
  12. Costco (COST)
  13. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
  14. Boeing (BA)
  15. Intel (INTC)
  16. Strategy (MSTR)
  17. Alibaba (BABA)
  18. Spotify (SPOT)
  19. Trump Media (DJT)
  20. Coinbase (COIN)
Substantial change in the Trump administration is expected to continue in March.  The situation in Ukraine remains uncertain.  How will the markets and the rest of the world respond?  We continue our review in next month’s update.

Stay informed and trade well.

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