Notable Friday Option Activity: ORA, CAL, DBX

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Ormat Technologies Inc (Symbol: ORA), where a total volume of 4,031 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 403,100 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 92.6% of ORA’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 435,305 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $80 strike call option expiring March 15, 2024, with 2,987 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 298,700 underlying shares of ORA. Below is a chart showing ORA’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $80 strike highlighted in orange:

Caleres Inc (Symbol: CAL) saw options trading volume of 3,005 contracts, representing approximately 300,500 underlying shares or approximately 89.7% of CAL’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 335,060 shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $27.50 strike call option expiring February 16, 2024, with 600 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 60,000 underlying shares of CAL. Below is a chart showing CAL’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $27.50 strike highlighted in orange:

And Dropbox Inc (Symbol: DBX) saw options trading volume of 26,142 contracts, representing approximately 2.6 million underlying shares or approximately 89.7% of DBX’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.9 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $30 strike put option expiring February 16, 2024, with 3,378 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 337,800 underlying shares of DBX. Below is a chart showing DBX’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $30 strike highlighted in orange:

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