As we enter the final trading week of 2025, Mark Longo breaks down a high-stakes, holiday-shortened Monday session. While the broader markets saw thin liquidity and red screens, several heavy hitters lit up the tape with unusual activity—including a rare top-tier appearance from British American Tobacco. Inside This Episode: <ul data-path-to-node="10"> <li> The Holiday Volume Slump: Why it only took 265,000 contracts to break into the Top 10 today—the lightest volume since the "dog days of summer." </li> <li> Tesla's Bearish Shift? Tesla takes the #1 spot, but for once, it's the $465 puts dominating the tape as the stock slides over 3%. </li> <li> The "Monster" Monthly Spread: A massive $350/$300 put spread in MicroStrategy (MSTR) captured the attention of volatility hunters. </li> <li> The BTI Dividend Play: Why a sleepy tobacco name saw nearly 200x its average daily volume and what the Jan $50 in-the-money calls tell us about the ex-dividend date. </li> <li> NVDA & Near-Term Upside: Analyzing the heavy retail interest in the Nvidia $190 calls expiring this week. </li> </ul> Today's Hot Options Top 10 Countdown: Rank Symbol Last Price Volume Hot Option Contract #1 TSLA $459.64 1.77M **$465 Puts** (Jan 2 Exp) #2 NVDA $188.22 1.63M **$190 Calls** (Jan 2 Exp) #3 BTI $52.00 609K **$50 Calls** (Jan Monthly) #4 PLTR $184.18 478K **$195 Calls** (Jan 2 Exp) #5 AAPL $273.76 370K **$275 Calls** (Jan 2 Exp) #6 MSTR $155.38 338K **$350/$300 Put Spread** #7 AMZN $232.07 282K **$232.5 Calls** (Jan 2 Exp) #8 AMD $215.61 276K **$215 Calls** (Jan 2 Exp) #9 META $658.69 272K **$660 Calls** (Jan 2 Exp) #10 VALE $12.92 265K Jan 2027 $8 Puts Resources & Links: <ul data-path-to-node="16"> <li> QuikOptions / The Hot Options Report: Access professional-grade data at <a class="ng-star-inserted" href="https://TheHotOptionsReport.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">TheHotOptionsReport.com</a> . </li> <li> Options Insider Pro: Join the community and prepare for the upcoming Vol Death Match 2.0 at <a class="ng-star-inserted" href="https://TheOptionsInsider.com/Pro" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">TheOptionsInsider.com/Pro</a> . </li> <li> Mobile App: Access the full Radio Network on iTunes and Google Play. </li> </ul>

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