Surge in Options Trading: Peabody, Exxon, and Oscar Health Stand Out

Peabody Energy Sees Significant Activity

In the Russell 3000 index, Peabody Energy Corp (Symbol: BTU) experienced remarkable options trading today, with a total of 13,727 contracts exchanged. This volume corresponds to approximately 1.4 million underlying shares, accounting for about 50.7% of BTU’s average daily trading volume, which has been 2.7 million shares over the past month. Notably, the $26 strike put option expiring on December 20, 2024, was particularly active with 3,572 contracts traded, equating to about 357,200 underlying shares of BTU. Below is a chart illustrating BTU’s trading history over the past twelve months, featuring the $26 strike option highlighted in orange:

Exxon Mobil’s Options Flow Strong

Options for Exxon Mobil Corp (Symbol: XOM) are seeing robust trading volume as well, with 70,696 contracts traded today. This figure represents approximately 7.1 million underlying shares, amounting to a solid 50.4% of XOM’s average daily trading volume of 14.0 million shares over the past month. The $123 strike call option expiring on November 29, 2024, was notably active, with 6,832 contracts exchanged, representing approximately 683,200 underlying shares. Below is a chart showing XOM’s trading history for the last twelve months, with the $123 strike highlighted in orange:

Oscar Health’s Options Volume Climbs

Oscar Health Inc (Symbol: OSCR) is also drawing attention in options trading, with a total of 27,748 contracts traded today. This represents about 2.8 million underlying shares, which is around 49.9% of OSCR’s average daily trading volume of 5.6 million shares over the last month. Especially high activity was recorded for the $30 strike call option expiring on January 17, 2025, with 8,011 contracts traded, translating to approximately 801,100 underlying shares of OSCR. Below is the chart showing OSCR’s trading history for the past twelve months, with the $30 strike highlighted in orange:

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