Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: MIDD, GES, UPST

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Middleby Corp (Symbol: MIDD), where a total of 3,250 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 325,000 underlying shares. That amounts to about 73.4% of MIDD's average daily trading volume over the past month of 442,920 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $110 strike put option expiring June 21, 2024, with 2,583 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 258,300 underlying shares of MIDD. Below is a chart showing MIDD's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $110 strike highlighted in orange:

GUESS ?, Inc. (Symbol: GES) saw options trading volume of 6,812 contracts, representing approximately 681,200 underlying shares or approximately 73.1% of GES's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 931,650 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $26 strike put option expiring April 19, 2024, with 2,502 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 250,200 underlying shares of GES. Below is a chart showing GES's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $26 strike highlighted in orange:

And Upstart Holdings Inc (Symbol: UPST) options are showing a volume of 50,683 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 5.1 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 72.4% of UPST's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 7.0 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $28.50 strike call option expiring March 15, 2024, with 3,496 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 349,600 underlying shares of UPST. Below is a chart showing UPST's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $28.50 strike highlighted in orange:

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