Notable Tuesday Option Activity: GEO, ACI, ORLY

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in GEO Group Inc (Symbol: GEO), where a total volume of 12,440 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.2 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 56.1% of GEO's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.2 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $11 strike put option expiring September 20, 2024, with 2,733 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 273,300 underlying shares of GEO. Below is a chart showing GEO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $11 strike highlighted in orange:

Albertsons Companies Inc (Symbol: ACI) options are showing a volume of 10,588 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.1 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 54.6% of ACI's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.9 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $23 strike call option expiring July 19, 2024, with 6,338 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 633,800 underlying shares of ACI. Below is a chart showing ACI's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $23 strike highlighted in orange:

And O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (Symbol: ORLY) options are showing a volume of 2,335 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 233,500 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 53.2% of ORLY's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 438,590 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $950 strike put option expiring June 21, 2024, with 1,300 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 130,000 underlying shares of ORLY. Below is a chart showing ORLY's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $950 strike highlighted in orange:

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