Noteworthy Wednesday Option Activity: UNH, ALGN, URI
Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in UnitedHealth Group Inc (Symbol: UNH), where a total of 30,870 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 3.1 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 62% of UNH's average daily trading volume over the past month of 5.0 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $365 strike put option expiring October 16, 2026, with 2,374 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 237,400 underlying shares of UNH. Below is a chart showing UNH's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $365 strike highlighted in orange:
Align Technology Inc (Symbol: ALGN) saw options trading volume of 5,262 contracts, representing approximately 526,200 underlying shares or approximately 59.3% of ALGN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 887,755 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $165 strike call option expiring December 18, 2026, with 5,000 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 500,000 underlying shares of ALGN. Below is a chart showing ALGN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $165 strike highlighted in orange:
And United Rentals Inc (Symbol: URI) options are showing a volume of 2,297 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 229,700 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 53.3% of URI's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 430,685 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $1000 strike put option expiring September 25, 2026, with 123 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 12,300 underlying shares of URI. Below is a chart showing URI's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $1000 strike highlighted in orange:
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