Noteworthy Wednesday Option Activity: GLW, VITL, EXEL

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Corning Inc (Symbol: GLW), where a total volume of 28,468 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 2.8 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 72.8% of GLW's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.9 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $55 strike put option expiring August 15, 2025, with 5,036 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 503,600 underlying shares of GLW. Below is a chart showing GLW's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $55 strike highlighted in orange:

Vital Farms Inc (Symbol: VITL) options are showing a volume of 4,914 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 491,400 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 71.7% of VITL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 685,210 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $35 strike put option expiring August 15, 2025, with 1,528 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 152,800 underlying shares of VITL. Below is a chart showing VITL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $35 strike highlighted in orange:

And Exelixis Inc (Symbol: EXEL) saw options trading volume of 21,525 contracts, representing approximately 2.2 million underlying shares or approximately 70.9% of EXEL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.0 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $55 strike call option expiring August 15, 2025, with 10,334 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.0 million underlying shares of EXEL. Below is a chart showing EXEL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $55 strike highlighted in orange:

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