Notable Tuesday Option Activity: HUM, AGO, NVAX

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Humana Inc. (Symbol: HUM), where a total of 6,483 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 648,300 underlying shares. That amounts to about 56.7% of HUM's average daily trading volume over the past month of 1.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $400 strike call option expiring August 16, 2024, with 683 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 68,300 underlying shares of HUM. Below is a chart showing HUM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $400 strike highlighted in orange:

Assured Guaranty Ltd (Symbol: AGO) options are showing a volume of 1,973 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 197,300 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 55% of AGO's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 358,975 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $85 strike call option expiring August 16, 2024, with 800 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 80,000 underlying shares of AGO. Below is a chart showing AGO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $85 strike highlighted in orange:

And Novavax, Inc. (Symbol: NVAX) options are showing a volume of 39,873 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 4.0 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 54.6% of NVAX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 7.3 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $13 strike call option expiring August 02, 2024, with 2,266 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 226,600 underlying shares of NVAX. Below is a chart showing NVAX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $13 strike highlighted in orange:

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