Significant Options Activity in S&P 500 Stocks: FSLR, GOOG, DG

Today, options trading among S&P 500 components has revealed notable activity, especially in First Solar Inc (Symbol: FSLR). So far, FSLR has seen a trading volume of 40,558 contracts, which corresponds to approximately 4.1 million underlying shares. This volume represents 154% of FSLR’s average daily trading volume over the past month, which is 2.6 million shares. A particularly high interest has been noted for the $150 strike call option expiring on March 21, 2025, with 5,121 contracts trading today, equating to around 512,100 underlying shares of FSLR. The chart below illustrates FSLR’s trailing twelve-month trading history with the $150 strike highlighted in orange:

In addition, Alphabet Inc (Symbol: GOOG) has experienced significant options trading, with a total of 147,709 contracts traded today. This volume represents about 14.8 million underlying shares, or roughly 74.4% of GOOG’s average daily trading volume of 19.9 million shares over the past month. The $172.50 strike call option expiring on February 28, 2025, has attracted particular attention, with 14,418 contracts trading, which translates to approximately 1.4 million underlying shares. Below is the chart showing GOOG’s trading history for the past year, with the high-volume strike highlighted in orange:

Furthermore, Dollar General Corp (Symbol: DG) is also seeing substantial options activity today, reporting 17,127 contracts traded. This figure equates to approximately 1.7 million underlying shares, constituting 52.1% of DG’s average daily trading volume over the last month, which stands at 3.3 million shares. The $60 strike put option expiring on April 4, 2025, has recorded high interest as well, with 11,467 contracts trading today, representing about 1.1 million underlying shares of DG. The chart below shows DG’s trailing twelve-month trading history, with the relevant strike option highlighted:

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