Surge in Options Trading Volume for Newmont, AbbVie, and Datadog

Today, the Russell 3000 index revealed significant options trading activity in several companies, notably Newmont Corp (Symbol: NEM). This stock has seen a total of 72,976 contracts traded, which equates to approximately 7.3 million underlying shares. Remarkably, this represents about 43.9% of NEM’s average daily trading volume of 16.6 million shares over the past month. The $55 strike call option expiring April 25, 2025, garnered particularly high interest with 3,613 contracts traded today, translating to around 361,300 underlying shares of NEM.

The chart below illustrates NEM’s trailing twelve-month trading history, with the $55 strike option highlighted in orange:

Turning to AbbVie Inc (Symbol: ABBV), options trading has reached 41,507 contracts today, amounting to approximately 4.2 million underlying shares. This volume accounts for 43.9% of ABBV’s average daily trading volume of 9.4 million shares in the past month. Notably, the $182.50 strike call option expiring April 25, 2025, has seen significant interest, with 3,203 contracts traded today, representing approximately 320,300 underlying shares of ABBV.

Below is the chart showing ABBV’s trailing twelve-month trading history, with the $182.50 strike indicated in orange:

Datadog Inc (Symbol: DDOG) also experienced strong options trading today, with a volume of 22,271 contracts, which corresponds to about 2.2 million underlying shares. This figure is approximately 43.6% of DDOG’s average daily trading volume of 5.1 million shares over the past month. Specific interest has been noted in the $70 strike put option expiring May 23, 2025, with 3,009 contracts traded today, reflecting about 300,900 underlying shares of DDOG.

The trading history of DDOG for the past twelve months, with the $70 strike highlighted, is shown in the chart below:

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