To determine whether institutional investors, often referred to as "smart money," were indeed purchasing these options, we need to delve deeper into the data and analysis.
Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in CrowdStrike Holdings Inc (Symbol: CRWD), where a total of 25,763 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 2.6 million underlying shares. That amounts to
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Robinhood Markets Inc (Symbol: HOOD), where a total volume of 106,721 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of appr
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Tesla Inc (Symbol: TSLA), where a total volume of 1.6 million contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximatel
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in ServiceNow Inc (Symbol: NOW), where a total volume of 5,277 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately
Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Ulta Beauty Inc (Symbol: ULTA), where a total volume of 5,140 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately
Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Salesforce Inc (Symbol: CRM), where a total volume of 23,180 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately
Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Ross Stores Inc (Symbol: ROST), where a total volume of 23,171 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximatel
Shareholders of Tempur Sealy International, Inc. (Symbol: TPX) looking to boost their income beyond the stock's 1% annualized dividend yield can sell the January 2026 covered call at the $65 strike and collect the premium based on the $4.20 bid, which annualizes to an additional
Investors in Airbnb Inc (Symbol: ABNB) saw new options become available this week, for the November 15th expiration. One of the key data points that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 175 days until expiration the newly available c
Investors in Marvell Technology Inc (Symbol: MRVL) saw new options become available this week, for the January 2026 expiration. One of the key data points that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 602 days until expiration the newly
Investors in Old National Bancorp (Symbol: ONB) saw new options become available this week, for the December 20th expiration. One of the key data points that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 210 days until expiration the newly av
Investors in National Grid plc (Symbol: NGG) saw new options begin trading this week, for the September 20th expiration. One of the key data points that goes into the price an option buyer is willing to pay, is the time value, so with 119 days until expiration the newly trading
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Arista Networks Inc (Symbol: ANET), where a total volume of 25,229 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approxi
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in NVIDIA Corp (Symbol: NVDA), where a total volume of 2.3 million contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximat
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Palantir Technologies Inc (Symbol: PLTR), where a total volume of 216,650 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in VF Corp. (Symbol: VFC), where a total volume of 32,208 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 3.2 m
Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in PayPal Holdings Inc (Symbol: PYPL), where a total of 59,667 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 6.0 million underlying shares. That amounts to about
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Synopsys Inc (Symbol: SNPS), where a total volume of 4,777 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 4
Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in MicroStrategy Inc. (Symbol: MSTR), where a total volume of 13,896 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approxim