Increased Options Trading Volume Noted in Russell 3000 Stocks
Today’s trading activity within the Russell 3000 index highlights significant options trading volume for several companies. Cannae Holdings Inc (Symbol: CNNE) experienced a noteworthy surge with a total of 4,000 contracts traded, equating to approximately 400,000 underlying shares. This figure represents 80.2% of CNNE’s average daily trading volume over the past month, which was 499,010 shares.
Among the options, the $20 strike call option set to expire on November 21, 2025, saw heightened interest. Specifically, 2,000 contracts traded, corresponding to about 200,000 underlying shares of CNNE. Below is a chart illustrating CNNE’s trailing twelve-month trading history, with the $20 strike highlighted in orange:
Trading Insights for HCI Group Inc
HCI Group Inc (Symbol: HCI) also reported a significant options trading volume of 869 contracts, which is approximately 86,900 underlying shares. This volume accounts for 74.4% of HCI’s average daily trading volume of 116,750 shares over the past month. Notably, the $170 strike call option, expiring on November 21, 2025, had 530 contracts traded, amounting to around 53,000 underlying shares. Below is a chart showing HCI’s twelve-month trading history, with the $170 strike highlighted in orange:
Heightened Activity for Avidity Biosciences Inc
Avidity Biosciences Inc (Symbol: RNA) registered an impressive options trading volume of 10,108 contracts, translating to approximately 1.0 million underlying shares. This represents 73.1% of RNA’s average daily trading volume of 1.4 million shares for the past month. A substantial portion of this activity focused on the $25 strike put option, expiring on June 20, 2025, which recorded 6,018 contracts traded, approximately 601,800 underlying shares. Below is a chart depicting RNA’s trading history, with the $25 strike highlighted in orange:
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