Notable Wednesday Option Activity: GT, BTU, NKE

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (Symbol: GT), where a total volume of 25,857 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 2.6 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 50.1% of GT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $9 strike call option expiring January 16, 2026, with 14,254 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.4 million underlying shares of GT. Below is a chart showing GT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $9 strike highlighted in orange:

Peabody Energy Corp (Symbol: BTU) saw options trading volume of 12,794 contracts, representing approximately 1.3 million underlying shares or approximately 49.3% of BTU's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.6 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $36 strike call option expiring January 30, 2026, with 2,023 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 202,300 underlying shares of BTU. Below is a chart showing BTU's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $36 strike highlighted in orange:

And Nike (Symbol: NKE) saw options trading volume of 126,294 contracts, representing approximately 12.6 million underlying shares or approximately 47.8% of NKE's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 26.4 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $66 strike put option expiring January 16, 2026, with 20,992 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.1 million underlying shares of NKE. Below is a chart showing NKE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $66 strike highlighted in orange:

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