Notable Wednesday Option Activity: IESC, ALK, SEMR

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in IES Holdings Inc (Symbol: IESC), where a total volume of 759 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 75,900 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 46.3% of IESC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 163,870 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $270 strike call option expiring February 21, 2025, with 125 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 12,500 underlying shares of IESC. Below is a chart showing IESC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $270 strike highlighted in orange:

Alaska Air Group, Inc. (Symbol: ALK) saw options trading volume of 12,970 contracts, representing approximately 1.3 million underlying shares or approximately 46.2% of ALK's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $72.50 strike call option expiring February 21, 2025, with 5,932 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 593,200 underlying shares of ALK. Below is a chart showing ALK's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $72.50 strike highlighted in orange:

And SEMrush Holdings Inc (Symbol: SEMR) options are showing a volume of 2,419 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 241,900 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 45.6% of SEMR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 530,785 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $17.50 strike call option expiring March 21, 2025, with 2,041 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 204,100 underlying shares of SEMR. Below is a chart showing SEMR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $17.50 strike highlighted in orange:

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