Surge in Options Trading for Scotts Miracle-Gro, Camping World, and Microsoft
Today’s options trading within the Russell 3000 index has highlighted significant activity for several companies, including Scotts Miracle-Gro Co (Symbol: SMG). So far, a total of 16,957 contracts have been traded, which equals about 1.7 million underlying shares, representing 112.5% of SMG’s average daily trading volume of 1.5 million shares from the past month. Notably, the $50 strike call option expiring on June 20, 2025, has seen a substantial portion of this activity with 8,190 contracts traded, amounting to approximately 819,000 underlying shares. Below is a chart illustrating SMG’s trailing twelve-month trading history, with the $50 strike highlighted in orange:
Camping World Holdings Inc (Symbol: CWH) is also experiencing heightened trading activity, with options volume reaching 27,304 contracts. This represents about 2.7 million underlying shares, or 103.6% of CWH’s average daily trading volume of 2.6 million shares. The $14 strike call option expiring on August 15, 2025, has garnered significant attention, with 10,014 contracts traded to date, equating to about 1.0 million underlying shares. Below is a chart depicting CWH’s trading history over the past twelve months, with the $14 strike marked in orange:
In addition, Microsoft Corporation (Symbol: MSFT) has reported a sizable options volume of 246,337 contracts today, corresponding to approximately 24.6 million underlying shares. This volume represents roughly 93.5% of MSFT’s average daily trading volume over the last month of 26.3 million shares. Particularly noteworthy is the trading of the $370 strike put option expiring on May 02, 2025, with 6,072 contracts traded, representing around 607,200 underlying shares. Below is a chart showing MSFT’s trading history for the past twelve months, with the $370 strike highlighted:
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