Noteworthy Wednesday Option Activity: CELH, RILY, CRL

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Celsius Holdings Inc (Symbol: CELH), where a total volume of 32,822 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 3.3 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 61.5% of CELH's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.3 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $95 strike call option expiring June 21, 2024, with 3,921 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 392,100 underlying shares of CELH. Below is a chart showing CELH's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $95 strike highlighted in orange:

B. Riley Financial Inc (Symbol: RILY) options are showing a volume of 4,922 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 492,200 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 57.8% of RILY's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 851,385 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $20 strike put option expiring July 19, 2024, with 1,793 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 179,300 underlying shares of RILY. Below is a chart showing RILY's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $20 strike highlighted in orange:

And Charles River Laboratories International Inc. (Symbol: CRL) saw options trading volume of 3,205 contracts, representing approximately 320,500 underlying shares or approximately 53.5% of CRL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 598,680 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $200 strike put option expiring June 21, 2024, with 1,150 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 115,000 underlying shares of CRL. Below is a chart showing CRL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $200 strike highlighted in orange:

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