Notable Friday Option Activity: AS, XYZ, AMBA
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Amer Sports Inc (Symbol: AS), where a total volume of 38,921 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 3.9 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 57.8% of AS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 6.7 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $29 strike call option expiring October 16, 2026, with 11,930 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.2 million underlying shares of AS. Below is a chart showing AS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $29 strike highlighted in orange:
Block Inc (Symbol: XYZ) options are showing a volume of 22,546 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.3 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 54.1% of XYZ's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 4.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $76 strike call option expiring October 09, 2026, with 2,603 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 260,300 underlying shares of XYZ. Below is a chart showing XYZ's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $76 strike highlighted in orange:
And Ambarella, Inc. (Symbol: AMBA) options are showing a volume of 7,145 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 714,500 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 53.2% of AMBA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.3 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $75 strike call option expiring October 16, 2026, with 1,113 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 111,300 underlying shares of AMBA. Below is a chart showing AMBA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $75 strike highlighted in orange:
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