Noteworthy Tuesday Option Activity: AMAT, GOOG, GEV
Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Applied Materials, Inc. (Symbol: AMAT), where a total volume of 31,005 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 3.1 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 48.9% of AMAT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 6.3 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $530 strike call option expiring October 16, 2026, with 2,468 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 246,800 underlying shares of AMAT. Below is a chart showing AMAT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $530 strike highlighted in orange:
Alphabet Inc (Symbol: GOOG) options are showing a volume of 74,721 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 7.5 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 43% of GOOG's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 17.4 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $335 strike put option expiring October 02, 2026, with 2,219 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 221,900 underlying shares of GOOG. Below is a chart showing GOOG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $335 strike highlighted in orange:
And GE Vernova Inc (Symbol: GEV) saw options trading volume of 9,108 contracts, representing approximately 910,800 underlying shares or approximately 40.7% of GEV's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $860 strike put option expiring November 06, 2026, with 319 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 31,900 underlying shares of GEV. Below is a chart showing GEV's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $860 strike highlighted in orange:
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