Notable Thursday Option Activity: NUE, CEG, VEL

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Nucor Corp. (Symbol: NUE), where a total volume of 19,978 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 2.0 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 80.9% of NUE's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.5 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $160 strike put option expiring January 17, 2025, with 2,700 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 270,000 underlying shares of NUE. Below is a chart showing NUE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $160 strike highlighted in orange:

Constellation Energy Corp (Symbol: CEG) options are showing a volume of 18,338 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.8 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 79.3% of CEG's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.3 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $190 strike put option expiring January 17, 2025, with 2,956 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 295,600 underlying shares of CEG. Below is a chart showing CEG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $190 strike highlighted in orange:

And Velocity Financial Inc (Symbol: VEL) options are showing a volume of 461 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 46,100 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 63.7% of VEL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 72,350 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $20 strike put option expiring January 17, 2025, with 414 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 41,400 underlying shares of VEL. Below is a chart showing VEL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $20 strike highlighted in orange:

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