Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: SMCI, SBGI, HD

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Super Micro Computer Inc (Symbol: SMCI), where a total volume of 143,888 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 14.4 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 50.6% of SMCI's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 28.4 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $35 strike call option expiring December 05, 2025, with 17,048 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.7 million underlying shares of SMCI. Below is a chart showing SMCI's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $35 strike highlighted in orange:

Sinclair Inc (Symbol: SBGI) options are showing a volume of 2,876 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 287,600 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 50.4% of SBGI's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 571,200 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $10 strike put option expiring December 19, 2025, with 2,703 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 270,300 underlying shares of SBGI. Below is a chart showing SBGI's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $10 strike highlighted in orange:

And Home Depot Inc (Symbol: HD) options are showing a volume of 23,228 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.3 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 49.8% of HD's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 4.7 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $420 strike put option expiring January 16, 2026, with 3,930 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 393,000 underlying shares of HD. Below is a chart showing HD's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $420 strike highlighted in orange:

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