Notable Tuesday Option Activity: NRG, WFC, BAC
Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in NRG Energy Inc (Symbol: NRG), where a total of 27,727 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 2.8 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 97.7% of NRG's average daily trading volume over the past month of 2.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $125 strike call option expiring October 16, 2026, with 15,016 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.5 million underlying shares of NRG. Below is a chart showing NRG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $125 strike highlighted in orange:
Wells Fargo & Co (Symbol: WFC) saw options trading volume of 99,053 contracts, representing approximately 9.9 million underlying shares or approximately 72.6% of WFC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 13.6 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $89 strike call option expiring October 16, 2026, with 11,184 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.1 million underlying shares of WFC. Below is a chart showing WFC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $89 strike highlighted in orange:
And Bank of America Corp (Symbol: BAC) options are showing a volume of 215,062 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 21.5 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 59.7% of BAC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 36.0 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $70 strike call option expiring December 18, 2026, with 53,746 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 5.4 million underlying shares of BAC. Below is a chart showing BAC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $70 strike highlighted in orange:
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