Noteworthy Friday Option Activity: COST, SIRI, HNRG

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Costco Wholesale Corp (Symbol: COST), where a total volume of 28,088 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 2.8 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 136.1% of COST’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $1025 strike call option expiring March 13, 2026, with 2,642 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 264,200 underlying shares of COST. Below is a chart showing COST’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $1025 strike highlighted in orange:

SiriusXM Holdings Inc (Symbol: SIRI) options are showing a volume of 48,592 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 4.9 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 122.7% of SIRI’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 4.0 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $23 strike call option expiring March 20, 2026, with 11,834 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.2 million underlying shares of SIRI. Below is a chart showing SIRI’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $23 strike highlighted in orange:

And Hallador Energy Co (Symbol: HNRG) options are showing a volume of 5,749 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 574,900 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 122.6% of HNRG’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 469,010 shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $21 strike call option expiring April 17, 2026, with 3,235 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 323,500 underlying shares of HNRG. Below is a chart showing HNRG’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $21 strike highlighted in orange:

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