Noteworthy Wednesday Option Activity: PFSI, RDUS, CELH
Stock Options Channel Staff - Wednesday, October 11, 3:34 PMAmong the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in PennyMac Financial Services Inc (PFSI), where a total of 1,628 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 162,800 underlying shares. That amounts to about 70.1% of PFSI's average daily trading volume over the past month of 232,080 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $35 strike put option expiring January 19, 2024, with 916 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 91,600 underlying shares of PFSI. Below is a chart showing PFSI's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $35 strike highlighted in orange:
Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc (RDUS) saw options trading volume of 1,078 contracts, representing approximately 107,800 underlying shares or approximately 68.5% of RDUS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 157,415 shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $25 strike put option expiring December 15, 2023, with 1,000 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 100,000 underlying shares of RDUS. Below is a chart showing RDUS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $25 strike highlighted in orange:
And Celsius Holdings Inc (CELH) options are showing a volume of 8,790 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 879,000 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 67.2% of CELH's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.3 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $180 strike call option expiring October 13, 2023, with 887 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 88,700 underlying shares of CELH. Below is a chart showing CELH's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $180 strike highlighted in orange:
For the various different available expirations for PFSI options, RDUS options, or CELH options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.