Thursday Highlights: Spotlight on CIM, PLTR, and ATKR Option Activity

Published On: May 15, 2025 9:34 pm

Significant Options Trading Activity in Russell 3000 Components

Today, options trading within the Russell 3000 index reveals significant activity in several companies, including Chimera Investment Corp (Symbol: CIM). Notably, 2,813 contracts have traded so far, equating to about 281,300 underlying shares. This figure represents 53.9% of CIM’s average daily trading volume, which is 521,475 shares over the past month. The $11 strike put option, expiring December 19, 2025, garnered particular attention with 1,000 contracts traded, representing approximately 100,000 underlying shares. The chart below depicts CIM’s trailing twelve-month trading history, highlighting the $11 strike in orange:

CIM Trading Chart

In another notable case, Palantir Technologies Inc (Symbol: PLTR) reported options trading volume of 580,580 contracts. This volume translates to around 58.1 million underlying shares, accounting for approximately 53.4% of PLTR’s average daily trading volume of 108.7 million shares in the past month. The $130 strike call option expiring May 16, 2025, showed particularly high activity with 32,132 contracts traded, representing roughly 3.2 million underlying shares. Below is a chart showing PLTR’s trailing twelve-month trading history, with the $130 strike highlighted in orange:

PLTR Trading Chart

Additionally, Atkore Inc (Symbol: ATKR) experienced options trading volume of 2,608 contracts, which corresponds to about 260,800 underlying shares—51.6% of ATKR’s average daily trading volume of 505,395 shares over the past month. A significant focus was on the $65 strike call option expiring May 16, 2025, where 1,299 contracts traded, representing around 129,900 underlying shares of ATKR. Below is a chart of ATKR’s trailing twelve-month trading history, with the $65 strike highlighted in orange:

ATKR Trading Chart