Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Piper Sandler Companies (Symbol: PIPR), where a total volume of 503 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 50,300 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 60.2% of PIPR’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 83,500 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $290 strike put option expiring February 21, 2025, with 502 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 50,200 underlying shares of PIPR. Below is a chart showing PIPR’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $290 strike highlighted in orange:

Comstock Resources Inc (Symbol: CRK) options are showing a volume of 10,986 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.1 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 59.7% of CRK’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.8 million shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $16 strike call option expiring December 20, 2024, with 1,396 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 139,600 underlying shares of CRK. Below is a chart showing CRK’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $16 strike highlighted in orange:

And ImmunityBio Inc (Symbol: IBRX) saw options trading volume of 22,495 contracts, representing approximately 2.2 million underlying shares or approximately 57.3% of IBRX’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.9 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $3 strike call option expiring January 17, 2025, with 2,837 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 283,700 underlying shares of IBRX. Below is a chart showing IBRX’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $3 strike highlighted in orange:

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