Significant Friday Trading Movements in GOOGL, TEAM, RKLB Options

Among the components of the Russell 3000 index, significant options trading was observed for Alphabet Inc (GOOGL), with 438,116 contracts trading today, equating to approximately 43.8 million underlying shares. This trading volume represents 135% of GOOGL’s average daily volume of 32.5 million shares. Notably, the $360 strike call option expiring on August 7, 2026, accounted for 38,187 contracts, or about 3.8 million underlying shares.

Atlassian Corp (TEAM) also experienced high options activity, with 54,256 contracts traded so far, representing approximately 5.4 million underlying shares, or 129.6% of its average daily trading volume of 4.2 million shares. The $140 strike call option expiring on September 18, 2026, saw 7,857 contracts traded, equivalent to approximately 785,700 underlying shares.

Similarly, Rocket Lab Corp (RKLB) recorded a trading volume of 212,987 options contracts, representing around 21.3 million underlying shares, which is 115.7% of its average daily volume of 18.4 million shares. The $80 strike call option expiring on August 7, 2026, had 25,043 contracts traded, representing about 2.5 million underlying shares.