On a notable trading day for options within the S&P 500 index, Ulta Beauty Inc (Symbol: ULTA) experienced a volume of 3,871 contracts, equating to approximately 387,100 underlying shares—about 55.2% of the stock’s average daily trading volume of 701,035 shares over the past month. The highest activity was observed in the $477.50 strike put option expiring July 25, 2025, with 525 contracts trading, representing around 52,500 shares.
RTX Corp (Symbol: RTX) recorded an options volume of 26,832 contracts, or roughly 2.7 million underlying shares, constituting 50.3% of its monthly average daily volume of 5.3 million shares. The $155 strike call option for RTX, expiring August 01, 2025, saw significant interest with 9,459 contracts traded, translating to about 945,900 underlying shares.
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (Symbol: CMG) reported a trading volume of 59,315 contracts, or approximately 5.9 million underlying shares, which is about 47.6% of its daily average volume of 12.5 million shares. The $52 strike put option, expiring July 25, 2025, was particularly active, with 8,736 contracts trading, representing around 873,600 underlying shares.
