High Options Trading Volume Observed in Target, Ulta, and Disney

Today’s options trading activity in the S&P 500 index highlighted significant volumes for several companies. Notably, Target Corp (Symbol: TGT) experienced a total of 49,026 contracts traded, amounting to approximately 4.9 million underlying shares. This figure represents about 65.1% of TGT’s average daily trading volume of 7.5 million shares over the past month. A particularly notable spike occurred in the $110 strike put option set to expire on April 17, 2025, with 3,799 contracts changing hands today, which corresponds to around 379,900 underlying shares of TGT.

Below is a chart illustrating TGT’s trailing twelve-month trading history, with the $110 strike highlighted in orange:

Similarly, Ulta Beauty Inc (Symbol: ULTA) recorded an options trading volume of 6,249 contracts, equivalent to about 624,900 underlying shares. This represents approximately 60.7% of ULTA’s average daily trading volume, which stands at 1.0 million shares for the past month. A surge in volume was noted for the $325 strike call option, expiring April 17, 2025, with 1,090 contracts traded so far today, or roughly 109,000 underlying shares of ULTA.

Below is a chart displaying ULTA’s trailing twelve-month trading history, with the $325 strike highlighted in orange:

Walt Disney Co. (Symbol: DIS) also saw a significant volume with 52,933 contracts traded today. This trading volume corresponds to approximately 5.3 million underlying shares, accounting for 57% of DIS’s average daily trading volume of 9.3 million shares in the last month. A notable activity was observed in the $100 strike call option, which is set to expire on March 14, 2025, where 2,286 contracts were traded today, representing about 228,600 underlying shares of DIS.

Here is a chart showing DIS’s trailing twelve-month trading history, with the $100 strike highlighted in orange:

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