Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: LQDT, CLOV, WHR

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Liquidity Services Inc (Symbol: LQDT), where a total volume of 3,688 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 368,800 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 192.6% of LQDT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 191,445 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $45 strike call option expiring August 21, 2026, with 3,673 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 367,300 underlying shares of LQDT. Below is a chart showing LQDT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $45 strike highlighted in orange:

Clover Health Investments Corp (Symbol: CLOV) options are showing a volume of 80,014 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 8.0 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 188.9% of CLOV's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 4.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $4.50 strike put option expiring August 14, 2026, with 21,821 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.2 million underlying shares of CLOV. Below is a chart showing CLOV's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $4.50 strike highlighted in orange:

And Whirlpool Corp (Symbol: WHR) saw options trading volume of 43,416 contracts, representing approximately 4.3 million underlying shares or approximately 171.2% of WHR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $30 strike put option expiring November 20, 2026, with 16,000 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.6 million underlying shares of WHR. Below is a chart showing WHR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $30 strike highlighted in orange:

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