Noteworthy Wednesday Option Activity: LYFT, VLO, JNJ

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Lyft Inc (Symbol: LYFT), where a total volume of 42,269 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 4.2 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 40.8% of LYFT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 10.4 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $18 strike call option expiring January 16, 2026, with 15,254 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.5 million underlying shares of LYFT. Below is a chart showing LYFT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $18 strike highlighted in orange:

Valero Energy Corp (Symbol: VLO) saw options trading volume of 15,610 contracts, representing approximately 1.6 million underlying shares or approximately 40.5% of VLO's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.9 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $145 strike put option expiring February 20, 2026, with 4,741 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 474,100 underlying shares of VLO. Below is a chart showing VLO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $145 strike highlighted in orange:

And Johnson & Johnson (Symbol: JNJ) options are showing a volume of 31,946 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 3.2 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 40.2% of JNJ's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 7.9 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $220 strike call option expiring January 16, 2026, with 4,751 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 475,100 underlying shares of JNJ. Below is a chart showing JNJ's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $220 strike highlighted in orange:

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