Notable Thursday Option Activity: NKE, SAIC, GRAL

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Nike (Symbol: NKE), where a total volume of 62,984 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 6.3 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 43.9% of NKE's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 14.3 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $70 strike call option expiring January 16, 2026, with 10,430 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.0 million underlying shares of NKE. Below is a chart showing NKE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $70 strike highlighted in orange:

Science Applications International Corp (Symbol: SAIC) saw options trading volume of 2,121 contracts, representing approximately 212,100 underlying shares or approximately 43.7% of SAIC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 484,980 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $105 strike call option expiring December 19, 2025, with 346 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 34,600 underlying shares of SAIC. Below is a chart showing SAIC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $105 strike highlighted in orange:

And Grail Inc (Symbol: GRAL) options are showing a volume of 5,261 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 526,100 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 43.4% of GRAL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.2 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $145 strike call option expiring January 16, 2026, with 1,471 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 147,100 underlying shares of GRAL. Below is a chart showing GRAL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $145 strike highlighted in orange:

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