Noteworthy Wednesday Option Activity: NEM, AR, HD

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Newmont Corp (Symbol: NEM), where a total of 52,507 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 5.3 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 54.9% of NEM's average daily trading volume over the past month of 9.6 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $37.50 strike put option expiring March 21, 2025, with 5,675 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 567,500 underlying shares of NEM. Below is a chart showing NEM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $37.50 strike highlighted in orange:

Antero Resources Corp (Symbol: AR) saw options trading volume of 19,642 contracts, representing approximately 2.0 million underlying shares or approximately 54.5% of AR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.6 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $39 strike call option expiring February 21, 2025, with 14,090 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.4 million underlying shares of AR. Below is a chart showing AR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $39 strike highlighted in orange:

And Home Depot Inc (Symbol: HD) options are showing a volume of 17,146 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.7 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 52.6% of HD's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.3 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $420 strike call option expiring December 20, 2024, with 2,522 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 252,200 underlying shares of HD. Below is a chart showing HD's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $420 strike highlighted in orange:

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