Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: KR, SOFI, CMCSA

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Kroger Co (Symbol: KR), where a total volume of 26,180 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 2.6 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 47.8% of KR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $62 strike call option expiring January 31, 2025, with 15,599 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.6 million underlying shares of KR. Below is a chart showing KR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $62 strike highlighted in orange:

SoFi Technologies Inc (Symbol: SOFI) saw options trading volume of 216,338 contracts, representing approximately 21.6 million underlying shares or approximately 47% of SOFI's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 46.0 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $16.50 strike call option expiring January 31, 2025, with 17,523 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.8 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 Comcast Corp (Symbol: CMCSA) saw options trading volume of 103,687 contracts, representing approximately 10.4 million underlying shares or approximately 46.9% of CMCSA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 22.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $31 strike put option expiring March 07, 2025, with 8,710 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 871,000 underlying shares of CMCSA. Below is a chart showing CMCSA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $31 strike highlighted in orange:

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