Noteworthy Friday Option Activity: UNH, CEG, EXE

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in UnitedHealth Group Inc (Symbol: UNH), where a total volume of 61,033 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 6.1 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 91.7% of UNH's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 6.7 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $335 strike call option expiring December 19, 2025, with 3,700 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 370,000 underlying shares of UNH. Below is a chart showing UNH's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $335 strike highlighted in orange:

Constellation Energy Corp (Symbol: CEG) options are showing a volume of 20,168 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.0 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 83% of CEG's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.4 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $372.50 strike call option expiring December 19, 2025, with 14,054 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.4 million underlying shares of CEG. Below is a chart showing CEG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $372.50 strike highlighted in orange:

And Expand Energy Corp (Symbol: EXE) saw options trading volume of 25,975 contracts, representing approximately 2.6 million underlying shares or approximately 74.3% of EXE's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $105 strike put option expiring January 16, 2026, with 12,620 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.3 million underlying shares of EXE. Below is a chart showing EXE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $105 strike highlighted in orange:

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