Increased Options Activity in S&P 500: Focus on GOOG, AVGO, and IRM

Today’s options trading among S&P 500 constituents has shown significant volume, particularly for Alphabet Inc (Symbol: GOOG). So far, a total of 177,972 contracts have been traded, translating to approximately 17.8 million underlying shares. This volume represents 79% of GOOG’s average daily trading volume over the last month, which stands at 22.5 million shares.

Significantly, the $152.50 strike call option expiring on April 4, 2025, has attracted attention with 7,975 contracts traded today, corresponding to about 797,500 underlying shares. The chart below illustrates GOOG’s trading history over the past twelve months, with the $152.50 strike highlighted in orange:

Broadcom Inc (Symbol: AVGO) has also experienced notable options trading volume, with 251,309 contracts exchanged today. This figure represents around 25.1 million underlying shares, or 74.1% of AVGO’s average daily trading volume of 33.9 million shares from the past month.

The $150 strike put option expiring on April 11, 2025, has been particularly active, with a total of 4,449 contracts traded, covering approximately 444,900 underlying shares. Below is the chart reflecting AVGO’s trading history over the last twelve months, highlighting the $150 strike in orange:

Iron Mountain Inc (Symbol: IRM) has seen options trading volume of 14,949 contracts. This is equivalent to around 1.5 million underlying shares, which accounts for approximately 72.6% of IRM’s average daily trading volume of 2.1 million shares for the past month.

The $65 strike put option set to expire on June 20, 2025, has garnered substantial activity as well, with 7,111 contracts traded today, equating to about 711,100 underlying shares. The following chart illustrates IRM’s trading history over the previous twelve months, with the $65 strike emphasized in orange:

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