Notable Tuesday Option Activity: CVI, Z, HAE

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in CVR Energy Inc (Symbol: CVI), where a total volume of 11,301 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.1 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 103.6% of CVI's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $20 strike call option expiring May 16, 2025, with 8,651 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 865,100 underlying shares of CVI. Below is a chart showing CVI's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $20 strike highlighted in orange:

Zillow Group Inc (Symbol: Z) options are showing a volume of 27,859 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.8 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 84.9% of Z's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.3 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $70 strike call option expiring May 02, 2025, with 18,263 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.8 million underlying shares of Z. Below is a chart showing Z's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $70 strike highlighted in orange:

And Haemonetics Corp. (Symbol: HAE) options are showing a volume of 6,107 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 610,700 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 84.8% of HAE's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 720,420 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $55 strike put option expiring May 16, 2025, with 2,484 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 248,400 underlying shares of HAE. Below is a chart showing HAE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $55 strike highlighted in orange:

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