Options Trading Insights: Highlights from APLD, ANF, and TSLA

In the latest trading session, significant options activity emerged within the Russell 3000 index. Applied Digital Corporation (Symbol: APLD) led with a remarkable trading volume of 213,306 contracts, equivalent to about 21.3 million underlying shares. This figure represents approximately 88.5% of APLD’s average daily trading volume over the past month, which is 24.1 million shares. Notably, the $5 strike put option expiring on January 16, 2026, saw heightened interest, with 17,514 contracts traded today, translating to around 1.8 million underlying shares for APLD. Below is a chart that illustrates APLD’s trailing twelve-month trading history, highlighting the $5 strike in orange:

Abercrombie & Fitch Co (Symbol: ANF) also observed considerable options trading, with 26,032 contracts exchanged. This volume represents approximately 2.6 million underlying shares, making up nearly 87.7% of ANF’s average daily trading volume of 3.0 million shares over the previous month. The $60 strike put option expiring on September 19, 2025, attracted special attention, with 10,989 contracts traded so far today, accounting for around 1.1 million underlying shares for ANF. A chart depicting ANF’s trailing twelve-month trading history, highlighting the $60 strike, is shown below:

Meanwhile, Tesla Inc (Symbol: TSLA) experienced a robust options volume of 1.3 million contracts today, corresponding to approximately 128.6 million underlying shares. This amount represents a striking 85.3% of TSLA’s average daily trading volume over the past month, which stands at 150.6 million shares. The $250 strike put option, set to expire on April 17, 2025, saw 70,699 contracts traded today, indicating about 7.1 million underlying shares for TSLA. The following chart outlines TSLA’s trailing twelve-month trading history, with the $250 strike highlighted in orange:

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