Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: CROX, GEO, AVIR
Stock Options Channel Staff - Thursday, February 15, 3:18 PMAmong the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Crocs Inc (CROX), where a total of 19,668 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 2.0 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 149.7% of CROX's average daily trading volume over the past month of 1.3 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $109 strike call option expiring February 16, 2024, with 1,448 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 144,800 underlying shares of CROX. Below is a chart showing CROX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $109 strike highlighted in orange:
GEO Group Inc (GEO) saw options trading volume of 36,874 contracts, representing approximately 3.7 million underlying shares or approximately 125.4% of GEO's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.9 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $15 strike call option expiring January 17, 2025, with 10,028 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.0 million underlying shares of GEO. Below is a chart showing GEO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $15 strike highlighted in orange:
And Atea Pharmaceuticals Inc (AVIR) options are showing a volume of 7,074 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 707,400 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 124.2% of AVIR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 569,790 shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $2.50 strike put option expiring July 19, 2024, with 7,060 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 706,000 underlying shares of AVIR. Below is a chart showing AVIR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $2.50 strike highlighted in orange:
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