Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Globe Life Inc (GL), where a total volume of 3,964 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 396,400 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 75.7% of GL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 523,955 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $125 strike put option expiring March 15, 2024, with 1,111 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 111,100 underlying shares of GL. Below is a chart showing GL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $125 strike highlighted in orange:

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RH (RH) options are showing a volume of 3,113 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 311,300 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 73.3% of RH's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 424,580 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $255 strike put option expiring March 08, 2024, with 577 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 57,700 underlying shares of RH. Below is a chart showing RH's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $255 strike highlighted in orange:

And Oracle Corp (ORCL) options are showing a volume of 53,954 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 5.4 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 72.1% of ORCL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 7.5 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $114 strike call option expiring March 08, 2024, with 2,690 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 269,000 underlying shares of ORCL. Below is a chart showing ORCL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $114 strike highlighted in orange: