Increased Options Activity Noted for Key Russell 3000 Stocks

Today’s options trading among Russell 3000 index components reveals significant activity in Sphere Entertainment Co (Symbol: SPHR). Currently, 6,553 contracts have been traded, corresponding to about 655,300 underlying shares. This volume represents 57.4% of SPHR’s average daily trading volume for the past month, which stands at 1.1 million shares. Notably, the $35 strike call option expiring on April 17, 2025, accounted for an impressive 3,132 contracts traded today, equating to roughly 313,200 shares of SPHR. Below is a chart illustrating SPHR’s trailing twelve-month trading history, with the $35 strike highlighted in orange:

Marathon Digital Holdings Inc (Symbol: MARA) has also experienced notable options activity, with 260,907 contracts traded today. This volume represents approximately 26.1 million underlying shares, which is 55.8% of MARA’s average daily trading volume over the past month of 46.8 million shares. The $12.50 strike call option expiring on March 28, 2025, has seen particularly high interest, with 32,683 contracts traded today, representing around 3.3 million underlying shares of MARA. Below is a chart showing MARA’s trailing twelve-month trading history, with the $12.50 strike highlighted in orange:

Carnival Corp (Symbol: CCL) is additionally capturing attention in the options arena with a total of 151,795 contracts traded today. This figure corresponds to approximately 15.2 million underlying shares, roughly 54.3% of CCL’s average daily trading volume over the past month, which is 28.0 million shares. High volume for the $20 strike put option expiring on March 21, 2025, has also been noted, with 16,085 contracts trading today, equating to roughly 1.6 million underlying shares of CCL. Below is a chart representing CCL’s trailing twelve-month trading history, with the $20 strike indicated in orange:

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