Notable Thursday Option Activity: UBER, UPST, PSA

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Uber Technologies Inc (Symbol: UBER), where a total volume of 296,057 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 29.6 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 116.1% of UBER's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 25.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $63 strike call option expiring December 13, 2024, with 25,729 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.6 million underlying shares of UBER. Below is a chart showing UBER's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $63 strike highlighted in orange:

Upstart Holdings Inc (Symbol: UPST) options are showing a volume of 69,207 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 6.9 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 107% of UPST's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 6.5 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $85 strike call option expiring December 13, 2024, with 4,902 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 490,200 underlying shares of UPST. Below is a chart showing UPST's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $85 strike highlighted in orange:

And Public Storage (Symbol: PSA) options are showing a volume of 7,101 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 710,100 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 104.8% of PSA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 677,750 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $300 strike call option expiring December 20, 2024, with 1,920 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 192,000 underlying shares of PSA. Below is a chart showing PSA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $300 strike highlighted in orange:

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