Notable Thursday Option Activity: FSLR, SOFI, UNH

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in First Solar Inc (Symbol: FSLR), where a total volume of 10,335 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.0 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 49.3% of FSLR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $150 strike put option expiring June 20, 2025, with 1,019 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 101,900 underlying shares of FSLR. Below is a chart showing FSLR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $150 strike highlighted in orange:

SoFi Technologies Inc (Symbol: SOFI) options are showing a volume of 226,308 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 22.6 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 48% of SOFI's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 47.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $16.50 strike call option expiring December 27, 2024, with 21,653 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.2 million underlying shares of SOFI. Below is a chart showing SOFI's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $16.50 strike highlighted in orange:

And UnitedHealth Group Inc (Symbol: UNH) options are showing a volume of 29,449 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.9 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 43.8% of UNH's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 6.7 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $520 strike call option expiring December 27, 2024, with 6,667 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 666,700 underlying shares of UNH. Below is a chart showing UNH's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $520 strike highlighted in orange:

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