Noteworthy Tuesday Option Activity: AMZN, MSFT, NVDA

Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Amazon.com Inc (Symbol: AMZN), where a total volume of 232,047 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 23.2 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 54.2% of AMZN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 42.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $215 strike call option expiring April 08, 2026, with 16,298 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.6 million underlying shares of AMZN. Below is a chart showing AMZN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $215 strike highlighted in orange:

Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) saw options trading volume of 165,851 contracts, representing approximately 16.6 million underlying shares or approximately 52.2% of MSFT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 31.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $375 strike call option expiring April 08, 2026, with 7,843 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 784,300 underlying shares of MSFT. Below is a chart showing MSFT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $375 strike highlighted in orange:

And NVIDIA Corp (Symbol: NVDA) options are showing a volume of 908,381 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 90.8 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 52% of NVDA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 174.6 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $175 strike put option expiring April 08, 2026, with 51,194 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 5.1 million underlying shares of NVDA. Below is a chart showing NVDA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $175 strike highlighted in orange:

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