Noteworthy Tuesday Option Activity: EQIX, DG, NRG

Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Equinix Inc (Symbol: EQIX), where a total of 2,191 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 219,100 underlying shares. That amounts to about 43.6% of EQIX's average daily trading volume over the past month of 502,835 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $760 strike call option expiring March 15, 2024, with 560 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 56,000 underlying shares of EQIX. Below is a chart showing EQIX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $760 strike highlighted in orange:

Dollar General Corp (Symbol: DG) saw options trading volume of 8,913 contracts, representing approximately 891,300 underlying shares or approximately 42.6% of DG's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $150 strike call option expiring March 01, 2024, with 496 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 49,600 underlying shares of DG. Below is a chart showing DG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $150 strike highlighted in orange:

And NRG Energy Inc (Symbol: NRG) options are showing a volume of 12,066 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.2 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 42.3% of NRG's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.9 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $55 strike call option expiring March 15, 2024, with 5,875 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 587,500 underlying shares of NRG. Below is a chart showing NRG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $55 strike highlighted in orange:

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