Notable Thursday Option Activity: WAL, BKNG, UEC

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Western Alliance Bancorporation (Symbol: WAL), where a total volume of 4,373 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 437,300 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 49.9% of WAL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 875,515 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $85 strike call option expiring July 18, 2025, with 654 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 65,400 underlying shares of WAL. Below is a chart showing WAL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $85 strike highlighted in orange:

Booking Holdings Inc (Symbol: BKNG) saw options trading volume of 1,025 contracts, representing approximately 102,500 underlying shares or approximately 49.2% of BKNG's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 208,200 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $5550 strike put option expiring July 18, 2025, with 135 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 13,500 underlying shares of BKNG. Below is a chart showing BKNG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $5550 strike highlighted in orange:

And Uranium Energy Corp (Symbol: UEC) saw options trading volume of 62,587 contracts, representing approximately 6.3 million underlying shares or approximately 49% of UEC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 12.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $10 strike call option expiring August 15, 2025, with 30,417 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 3.0 million underlying shares of UEC. Below is a chart showing UEC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $10 strike highlighted in orange:

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