Truist, Altria, and Apollo See Strong Options Trading Activity

In analyzing options trading within the S&P 500 index today, Truist Financial Corp (Symbol: TFC) is experiencing notable activity. A total of 31,900 contracts have been traded, which corresponds to about 3.2 million underlying shares. This represents approximately 48.9% of TFC’s average daily trading volume over the past month of 6.5 million shares.

Within this trading session, the $50 strike call option, set to expire on June 20, 2025, has stood out with 10,199 contracts trading so far today. This equates to around 1.0 million underlying shares of TFC. The chart below illustrates TFC’s trailing twelve-month trading history, highlighting the $50 strike in orange:

Similarly, Altria Group Inc (Symbol: MO) options are also showing significant trading activity, with 35,085 contracts exchanged today. This number represents around 3.5 million underlying shares, which accounts for 47.4% of MO’s average daily trading volume of 7.4 million shares over the past month.

The $59 strike call option, expiring on March 07, 2025, has attracted heightened interest today with 8,081 contracts trading, translating to approximately 808,100 underlying shares of MO. Below is a chart showing MO’s trailing twelve-month trading history, with the $59 strike indicated in orange:

Lastly, Apollo Global Management Inc (Symbol: APO) is witnessing a volume of 16,271 contracts today. This trading volume reflects about 1.6 million underlying shares, accounting for 47% of APO’s average daily trading volume over the past month, which is 3.5 million shares.

A significant portion of this activity includes the $146 strike call option, set to expire on March 14, 2025, with 1,457 contracts trading so far today. This figure represents roughly 145,700 underlying shares of APO. The following chart depicts APO’s trailing twelve-month trading history, highlighting the $146 strike in orange:

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