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Noteworthy Wednesday Option Activity: ALGN, SMCI, SMTC Stock Options Channel Staff - Wednesday, December 6, 3:28 PMAmong the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Align Technology Inc (ALGN), where a total of 15,001 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.5 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 137.8% of ALGN's average daily trading volume over the past month of 1.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $290 strike put option expiring January 19, 2024, with 3,515 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 351,500 underlying shares of ALGN. Below is a chart showing ALGN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $290 strike highlighted in orange:
Super Micro Computer Inc (SMCI) options are showing a volume of 31,926 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 3.2 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 105.4% of SMCI's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.0 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $300 strike call option expiring December 15, 2023, with 2,209 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 220,900 underlying shares of SMCI. Below is a chart showing SMCI's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $300 strike highlighted in orange:
And Semtech Corp. (SMTC) options are showing a volume of 14,406 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.4 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 103.3% of SMTC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.4 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $16 strike put option expiring June 21, 2024, with 3,005 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 300,500 underlying shares of SMTC. Below is a chart showing SMTC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $16 strike highlighted in orange:
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