Significant Options Trading Activity Among Russell 3000 Components
Today’s options trading in the Russell 3000 index features notable movements. EchoStar Corp (Symbol: SATS) has seen impressive activity, with a total volume of 13,664 contracts traded so far. This volume translates to approximately 1.4 million underlying shares, as each contract represents 100 shares. Notably, this volume comprises 69.9% of SATS’s average daily trading volume over the past month of 2.0 million shares.
Particularly high activity was noted for the $35 strike call option expiring on January 16, 2026, with 5,011 contracts traded today, which corresponds to about 501,100 underlying shares. Below is a chart delineating SATS’s trailing twelve-month trading history, with the $35 strike option highlighted in orange:
In addition, Grail Inc (Symbol: GRAL) has seen an options volume of 8,195 contracts, equating to approximately 819,500 underlying shares. This figure represents 69.3% of GRAL’s average daily trading volume over the past month, which is 1.2 million shares. Noteworthy volume was also observed for the $45 strike call option expiring on May 16, 2025, where 1,591 contracts have traded today, indicating about 159,100 underlying shares. Below is a chart showing GRAL’s most recent trading history, with the $45 strike highlighted in orange:
Furthermore, Datadog Inc (Symbol: DDOG) has experienced significant options volume, totaling 34,246 contracts, corresponding to approximately 3.4 million underlying shares. This constitutes about 67.6% of DDOG’s average daily trading volume over the past month, which is 5.1 million shares. High interest was noted for the $116 strike call option, expiring on June 13, 2025, with 3,832 contracts traded, representing approximately 383,200 underlying shares. The following chart illustrates DDOG’s trading history, with the $116 strike highlighted in orange:
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