Notable Friday Option Activity: WDC, CRCL, AI
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Western Digital Corp (Symbol: WDC), where a total volume of 79,406 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 7.9 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 90.1% of WDC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 8.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $300 strike put option expiring January 15, 2027, with 4,242 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 424,200 underlying shares of WDC. Below is a chart showing WDC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $300 strike highlighted in orange:
Circle Internet Group Inc Class A (Symbol: CRCL) options are showing a volume of 121,512 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 12.2 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 90% of CRCL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 13.5 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $50 strike put option expiring October 23, 2026, with 5,881 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 588,100 underlying shares of CRCL. Below is a chart showing CRCL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $50 strike highlighted in orange:
And C3.ai Inc (Symbol: AI) saw options trading volume of 36,488 contracts, representing approximately 3.6 million underlying shares or approximately 81.7% of AI's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 4.5 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $11.50 strike put option expiring October 09, 2026, with 8,088 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 808,800 underlying shares of AI. Below is a chart showing AI's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $11.50 strike highlighted in orange:
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