Notable Thursday Option Activity: DAR, AVXL, LULU

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Darling Ingredients Inc (Symbol: DAR), where a total of 25,836 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 2.6 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 105.2% of DAR's average daily trading volume over the past month of 2.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $45 strike call option expiring January 16, 2026, with 8,706 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 870,600 underlying shares of DAR. Below is a chart showing DAR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $45 strike highlighted in orange:

Anavex Life Sciences Corp (Symbol: AVXL) options are showing a volume of 12,686 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.3 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 96.7% of AVXL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.3 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $7 strike put option expiring November 21, 2025, with 6,412 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 641,200 underlying shares of AVXL. Below is a chart showing AVXL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $7 strike highlighted in orange:

And lululemon athletica inc (Symbol: LULU) options are showing a volume of 32,041 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 3.2 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 76.8% of LULU's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 4.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $320 strike put option expiring January 16, 2026, with 5,250 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 525,000 underlying shares of LULU. Below is a chart showing LULU's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $320 strike highlighted in orange:

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