Surge in Options Trading for AutoZone, Triumph Financial, and Morgan Stanley
Today marked a significant increase in options trading activity for several companies in the Russell 3000 index, highlighting investor interest. AutoZone, Inc. (Symbol: AZO) stands out with a remarkable volume of 627 contracts traded, equating to approximately 62,700 shares, or 42.1% of its average daily trading volume of 148,775 shares over the past month. The $3200 strike put option, set to expire on December 20, 2024, particularly caught attention, with 90 contracts traded, which translates to about 9,000 underlying shares. The chart below illustrates AZO’s trading history, featuring the highlighted $3200 strike in orange:
Triumph Financial Inc (Symbol: TFIN) also experienced a notable options trading volume of 500 contracts today, representing around 50,000 underlying shares. This volume constitutes a significant 42.1% of TFIN’s average daily trading volume of 118,710 shares in the past month. Particularly, the $100 strike call option expiring on February 21, 2025, showed heightened activity, with 300 contracts traded, equal to roughly 30,000 underlying shares. Below is TFIN’s trading history, with the $100 strike highlighted:
Additionally, Morgan Stanley (Symbol: MS) reported a robust options trading volume of 26,564 contracts today, which translates to about 2.7 million underlying shares. This volume is approximately 41.9% of MS’s monthly average trading volume of 6.3 million shares. The $150 strike call option expiring on June 20, 2025, was particularly active, with 2,801 contracts exchanged, representing approximately 280,100 underlying shares. The following chart illustrates MS’s trading activity, with the highlighted $150 strike:
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