Noteworthy Tuesday Option Activity: ALB, PRGO, AMC

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Albemarle Corp. (Symbol: ALB), where a total volume of 17,112 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.7 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 90.5% of ALB's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.9 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $115 strike call option expiring March 21, 2025, with 10,161 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.0 million underlying shares of ALB. Below is a chart showing ALB's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $115 strike highlighted in orange:

Perrigo Company plc (Symbol: PRGO) options are showing a volume of 12,113 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.2 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 88.4% of PRGO's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.4 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $25 strike call option expiring February 21, 2025, with 11,537 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.2 million underlying shares of PRGO. Below is a chart showing PRGO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $25 strike highlighted in orange:

And AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. (Symbol: AMC) saw options trading volume of 109,859 contracts, representing approximately 11.0 million underlying shares or approximately 79.2% of AMC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 13.9 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $5 strike call option expiring January 17, 2025, with 8,552 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 855,200 underlying shares of AMC. Below is a chart showing AMC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $5 strike highlighted in orange:

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