Noteworthy Friday Option Activity: JPM, CRK, DE

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in JPMorgan Chase & Co (Symbol: JPM), where a total volume of 130,783 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 13.1 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 125.1% of JPM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 10.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $255 strike call option expiring January 17, 2025, with 18,652 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.9 million underlying shares of JPM. Below is a chart showing JPM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $255 strike highlighted in orange:

Comstock Resources Inc (Symbol: CRK) saw options trading volume of 28,628 contracts, representing approximately 2.9 million underlying shares or approximately 114.5% of CRK's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $24 strike call option expiring March 21, 2025, with 6,591 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 659,100 underlying shares of CRK. Below is a chart showing CRK's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $24 strike highlighted in orange:

And Deere & Co. (Symbol: DE) options are showing a volume of 12,967 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.3 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 109% of DE's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $450 strike call option expiring January 17, 2025, with 1,128 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 112,800 underlying shares of DE. Below is a chart showing DE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $450 strike highlighted in orange:

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