Noteworthy Tuesday Option Activity: IRM, UBER, SXC

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Iron Mountain Inc (Symbol: IRM), where a total volume of 10,510 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.1 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 59.6% of IRM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $80 strike put option expiring March 21, 2025, with 3,528 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 352,800 underlying shares of IRM. Below is a chart showing IRM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $80 strike highlighted in orange:

Uber Technologies Inc (Symbol: UBER) saw options trading volume of 132,251 contracts, representing approximately 13.2 million underlying shares or approximately 58.1% of UBER's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 22.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $56 strike put option expiring February 21, 2025, with 11,233 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.1 million underlying shares of UBER. Below is a chart showing UBER's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $56 strike highlighted in orange:

And SunCoke Energy Inc (Symbol: SXC) options are showing a volume of 5,029 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 502,900 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 56.8% of SXC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 884,955 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $10 strike call option expiring February 21, 2025, with 3,403 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 340,300 underlying shares of SXC. Below is a chart showing SXC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $10 strike highlighted in orange:

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