Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in OptimizeRx Corp (OPRX), where a total volume of 1,027 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 102,700 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 53.5% of OPRX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 191,805 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $10 strike call option expiring December 15, 2023, with 1,002 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 100,200 underlying shares of OPRX. Below is a chart showing OPRX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $10 strike highlighted in orange:

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Analog Devices Inc (ADI) options are showing a volume of 17,192 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.7 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 49.9% of ADI's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.4 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $195 strike call option expiring December 29, 2023, with 2,287 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 228,700 underlying shares of ADI. Below is a chart showing ADI's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $195 strike highlighted in orange:

And GUESS ?, Inc. (GES) saw options trading volume of 3,718 contracts, representing approximately 371,800 underlying shares or approximately 49.6% of GES's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 749,120 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $25 strike call option expiring December 15, 2023, with 1,011 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 101,100 underlying shares of GES. Below is a chart showing GES's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $25 strike highlighted in orange: