Notable Friday Option Activity: MCRI, ESE, MRVL
Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. (Symbol: MCRI), where a total of 1,995 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 199,500 underlying shares. That amounts to about 100.6% of MCRI's average daily trading volume over the past month of 198,405 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $125 strike call option expiring October 16, 2026, with 1,872 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 187,200 underlying shares of MCRI. Below is a chart showing MCRI's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $125 strike highlighted in orange:
ESCO Technologies, Inc. (Symbol: ESE) options are showing a volume of 2,230 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 223,000 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 88.2% of ESE's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 252,840 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $240 strike call option expiring March 19, 2027, with 1,109 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 110,900 underlying shares of ESE. Below is a chart showing ESE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $240 strike highlighted in orange:
And Marvell Technology Inc (Symbol: MRVL) options are showing a volume of 157,005 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 15.7 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 88% of MRVL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 17.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $275 strike call option expiring October 02, 2026, with 12,752 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.3 million underlying shares of MRVL. Below is a chart showing MRVL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $275 strike highlighted in orange:
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