Notable Friday Option Activity: BKNG, CEG, NVDA

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Booking Holdings Inc (Symbol: BKNG), where a total volume of 5,696 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 569,600 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 275.3% of BKNG's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 206,880 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $5100 strike call option expiring January 17, 2025, with 488 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 48,800 underlying shares of BKNG. Below is a chart showing BKNG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $5100 strike highlighted in orange:

Constellation Energy Corp (Symbol: CEG) saw options trading volume of 75,418 contracts, representing approximately 7.5 million underlying shares or approximately 252.2% of CEG's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.0 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $300 strike call option expiring January 17, 2025, with 5,280 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 528,000 underlying shares of CEG. Below is a chart showing CEG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $300 strike highlighted in orange:

And NVIDIA Corp (Symbol: NVDA) options are showing a volume of 2.6 million contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 258.1 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 121.7% of NVDA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 212.0 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $136 strike call option expiring January 10, 2025, with 139,298 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 13.9 million underlying shares of NVDA. Below is a chart showing NVDA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $136 strike highlighted in orange:

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