Notable Friday Option Activity: JNJ, QUBT, QRVO

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Johnson & Johnson (Symbol: JNJ), where a total volume of 73,025 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 7.3 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 96.3% of JNJ's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 7.6 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $185 strike call option expiring June 18, 2026, with 6,670 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 667,000 underlying shares of JNJ. Below is a chart showing JNJ's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $185 strike highlighted in orange:

Quantum Computing Inc (Symbol: QUBT) saw options trading volume of 199,735 contracts, representing approximately 20.0 million underlying shares or approximately 80.3% of QUBT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 24.9 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $13 strike call option expiring May 22, 2026, with 29,538 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 3.0 million underlying shares of QUBT. Below is a chart showing QUBT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $13 strike highlighted in orange:

And Qorvo Inc (Symbol: QRVO) options are showing a volume of 9,316 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 931,600 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 77.1% of QRVO's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.2 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $120 strike call option expiring December 18, 2026, with 2,611 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 261,100 underlying shares of QRVO. Below is a chart showing QRVO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $120 strike highlighted in orange:

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