Noteworthy Tuesday Option Activity: XP, EQIX, AMAT
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in XP Inc - Class A (Symbol: XP), where a total volume of 24,330 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 2.4 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 66.4% of XP's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.7 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $17 strike call option expiring September 18, 2026, with 9,120 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 912,000 underlying shares of XP. Below is a chart showing XP's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $17 strike highlighted in orange:
Equinix Inc (Symbol: EQIX) options are showing a volume of 4,128 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 412,800 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 66% of EQIX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 625,865 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $1020 strike call option expiring August 21, 2026, with 1,080 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 108,000 underlying shares of EQIX. Below is a chart showing EQIX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $1020 strike highlighted in orange:
And Applied Materials, Inc. (Symbol: AMAT) options are showing a volume of 50,785 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 5.1 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 64.5% of AMAT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 7.9 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $400 strike put option expiring August 21, 2026, with 2,303 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 230,300 underlying shares of AMAT. Below is a chart showing AMAT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $400 strike highlighted in orange:
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