Surge in Options Trading for General Electric, e.l.f. Beauty, and PureCycle Technologies
Today, significant options trading activity occurred within the Russell 3000 index, particularly for General Electric Co (Symbol: GE). A total of 43,163 contracts have traded, equating to approximately 4.3 million shares. This volume represents about 55.6% of GE’s average daily trading volume over the last month, which stands at 7.8 million shares. Among these, the $195 strike call option expiring May 16, 2025, saw noteworthy activity with 4,590 contracts trading so far today, corresponding to approximately 459,000 underlying shares. Below is a chart illustrating GE’s trailing twelve-month trading history, with the $195 strike highlighted in orange:
e.l.f. Beauty Inc (Symbol: ELF) also experienced notable options volume, with 15,970 contracts traded today, representing about 1.6 million underlying shares. This figure accounts for approximately 55.1% of ELF’s average daily trading volume over the past month, recorded at 2.9 million shares. A significant spike occurred for the $40 strike put option expiring June 20, 2025, where 4,721 contracts trading were logged, translating to about 472,100 underlying shares. The chart below shows ELF’s trailing twelve-month trading history, with the $40 strike highlighted in orange:
PureCycle Technologies Inc (Symbol: PCT) also saw robust trading, with 14,302 contracts traded today, representing roughly 1.4 million underlying shares. This figure corresponds to about 54.1% of PCT’s average daily trading volume over the last month of 2.6 million shares. Noteworthy activity was noted for the $10 strike call option expiring July 18, 2025, which recorded 5,005 contracts trading so far today, equivalent to approximately 500,500 underlying shares of PCT. Below is the chart detailing PCT’s trailing twelve-month trading history, with the $10 strike indicated in orange:
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