Noteworthy Friday Option Activity: SPHR, MARA, CCL

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Sphere Entertainment Co (Symbol: SPHR), where a total volume of 6,553 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 655,300 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 57.4% of SPHR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $35 strike call option expiring April 17, 2025, with 3,132 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 313,200 underlying shares of SPHR. Below is a chart showing SPHR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $35 strike highlighted in orange:

Marathon Digital Holdings Inc (Symbol: MARA) options are showing a volume of 260,907 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 26.1 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 55.8% of MARA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 46.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $12.50 strike call option expiring March 28, 2025, with 32,683 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 3.3 million underlying shares of MARA. Below is a chart showing MARA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $12.50 strike highlighted in orange:

And Carnival Corp (Symbol: CCL) options are showing a volume of 151,795 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 15.2 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 54.3% of CCL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 28.0 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $20 strike put option expiring March 21, 2025, with 16,085 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.6 million underlying shares of CCL. Below is a chart showing CCL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $20 strike highlighted in orange:

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