Notable Thursday Option Activity: GSHD, SAM, NSC

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Goosehead Insurance Inc (Symbol: GSHD), where a total volume of 1,323 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 132,300 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 47.8% of GSHD's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 276,945 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $80 strike put option expiring August 16, 2024, with 539 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 53,900 underlying shares of GSHD. Below is a chart showing GSHD's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $80 strike highlighted in orange:

Boston Beer Co Inc (Symbol: SAM) options are showing a volume of 580 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 58,000 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 47.3% of SAM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 122,615 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $250 strike put option expiring August 16, 2024, with 152 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 15,200 underlying shares of SAM. Below is a chart showing SAM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $250 strike highlighted in orange:

And Norfolk Southern Corp (Symbol: NSC) saw options trading volume of 5,316 contracts, representing approximately 531,600 underlying shares or approximately 47% of NSC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $240 strike call option expiring August 02, 2024, with 1,619 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 161,900 underlying shares of NSC. Below is a chart showing NSC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $240 strike highlighted in orange:

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