Noteworthy Tuesday Option Activity: UNH, MSFT, ADI
Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in UnitedHealth Group Inc (Symbol: UNH), where a total of 29,842 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 3.0 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 72.9% of UNH's average daily trading volume over the past month of 4.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $415 strike call option expiring September 25, 2026, with 2,871 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 287,100 underlying shares of UNH. Below is a chart showing UNH's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $415 strike highlighted in orange:
Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) saw options trading volume of 165,131 contracts, representing approximately 16.5 million underlying shares or approximately 71.8% of MSFT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 23.0 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $490 strike put option expiring September 09, 2026, with 8,281 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 828,100 underlying shares of MSFT. Below is a chart showing MSFT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $490 strike highlighted in orange:
And Analog Devices Inc (Symbol: ADI) options are showing a volume of 22,604 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.3 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 62.8% of ADI's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.6 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $420 strike call option expiring December 18, 2026, with 10,900 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.1 million underlying shares of ADI. Below is a chart showing ADI's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $420 strike highlighted in orange:
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