Noteworthy Monday Option Activity: INTC, LLY, ACAD
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Intel Corp (Symbol: INTC), where a total volume of 925,123 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 92.5 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 87.5% of INTC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 105.7 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $117 strike call option expiring September 28, 2026, with 33,890 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 3.4 million underlying shares of INTC. Below is a chart showing INTC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $117 strike highlighted in orange:
Eli Lilly (Symbol: LLY) options are showing a volume of 19,626 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.0 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 83.7% of LLY's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.3 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $1230 strike call option expiring October 02, 2026, with 1,406 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 140,600 underlying shares of LLY. Below is a chart showing LLY's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $1230 strike highlighted in orange:
And Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc (Symbol: ACAD) options are showing a volume of 14,154 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.4 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 73.3% of ACAD's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.9 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $21 strike put option expiring October 16, 2026, with 3,001 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 300,100 underlying shares of ACAD. Below is a chart showing ACAD's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $21 strike highlighted in orange:
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