Notable Monday Option Activity: NVDA, VST, GEV

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in NVIDIA Corp (Symbol: NVDA), where a total volume of 6.8 million contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 676.5 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 336.9% of NVDA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 200.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $130 strike call option expiring January 31, 2025, with 158,228 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 15.8 million underlying shares of NVDA. Below is a chart showing NVDA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $130 strike highlighted in orange:

Vistra Corp (Symbol: VST) saw options trading volume of 144,248 contracts, representing approximately 14.4 million underlying shares or approximately 222.3% of VST's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 6.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $150 strike put option expiring June 20, 2025, with 9,063 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 906,300 underlying shares of VST. Below is a chart showing VST's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $150 strike highlighted in orange:

And GE Vernova Inc (Symbol: GEV) options are showing a volume of 44,929 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 4.5 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 162.9% of GEV's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $380 strike call option expiring February 21, 2025, with 8,418 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 841,800 underlying shares of GEV. Below is a chart showing GEV's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $380 strike highlighted in orange:

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