{"id":1592,"date":"2025-09-27T11:28:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T11:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/igorsplayground.com\/appcheckr\/noteworthy-friday-option-activity-gfs-ccl-elf\/"},"modified":"2025-09-27T11:28:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T11:28:57","slug":"noteworthy-friday-option-activity-gfs-ccl-elf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/igorsplayground.com\/appcheckr\/noteworthy-friday-option-activity-gfs-ccl-elf\/","title":{"rendered":"Noteworthy Friday Option Activity: GFS, CCL, ELF"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, today&#8217;s options trading volume has been particularly noteworthy for GlobalFoundries Inc (Symbol: GFS). So far, a total of 12,527 contracts have been traded, which translates to approximately 1.3 million underlying shares. This figure represents about 45.8% of GFS&#8217;s average daily trading volume over the past month, which stands at 2.7 million shares. <\/p>\n<p>A significant portion of this activity has centered around the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stockoptionschannel.com\/symbol\/?symbol=GFS&amp;month=20251017&amp;type=call&amp;contract=40.00\">$40 strike call option expiring October 17, 2025<\/a>. Today alone, 4,787 contracts have changed hands, equating to around 478,700 underlying shares of GFS. Below is a chart illustrating GFS&#8217;s trailing twelve-month trading history, with the $40 strike highlighted in orange:<\/p>\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tickertech.net\/pics\/2025\/37241257391.gif\" alt=\"Loading+chart+\u2014+2025+TickerTech.com\" border=\"0\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>In another significant development, Carnival Corp (Symbol: CCL) has experienced robust options trading volume, with 81,246 contracts traded. This volume represents approximately 8.1 million underlying shares, accounting for about 45.5% of CCL&#8217;s average daily trading volume over the past month, which is 17.9 million shares. <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stockoptionschannel.com\/symbol\/?symbol=CCL&amp;month=20251121&amp;type=call&amp;contract=36.00\">$36 strike call option expiring November 21, 2025<\/a> has garnered particular attention, with 10,135 contracts traded today, representing roughly 1.0 million underlying shares of CCL. Below is a chart showing CCL&#8217;s trailing twelve-month trading history, with the $36 strike highlighted in orange:<\/p>\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tickertech.net\/pics\/2025\/37241257392.gif\" alt=\"Loading+chart+\u2014+2025+TickerTech.com\" border=\"0\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, e.l.f. Beauty Inc (Symbol: ELF) has seen options trading volume of 8,272 contracts today, which corresponds to approximately 827,200 underlying shares. This volume accounts for a notable 45.1% of ELF&#8217;s average daily trading volume over the past month, which is 1.8 million shares. <\/p>\n<p>A particularly high volume has been recorded for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stockoptionschannel.com\/symbol\/?symbol=ELF&amp;month=20250926&amp;type=put&amp;contract=131.00\">$131 strike put option expiring September 26, 2025<\/a>, with 1,935 contracts traded so far today, representing about 193,500 underlying shares of ELF. Below is a chart depicting ELF&#8217;s trailing twelve-month trading history, with the $131 strike highlighted in orange:<\/p>\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tickertech.net\/pics\/2025\/37241257393.gif\" alt=\"Loading+chart+\u2014+2025+TickerTech.com\" border=\"0\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>For those interested in exploring the various available expirations for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stockoptionschannel.com\/symbol\/gfs\/\">GFS options<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stockoptionschannel.com\/symbol\/ccl\/\">CCL options<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stockoptionschannel.com\/symbol\/elf\/\">ELF options<\/a>, visit StockOptionsChannel.com.<\/p>\n<p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dividendchannel.com\/nslideshow.gif\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" border=\"0\" style=\"margin:0; display:inline; padding-right: 4px\"\/> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stockoptionschannel.com\/slideshows\/call-options-put-options\/\">Today&#8217;s Most Active Call &amp; Put Options of the S&amp;P 500 \u00bb<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<h5>Also see:<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ytdreturn.com\/cdw\/\">CDW YTD Return<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.holdingschannel.com\/hedge-funds\/holding-cna\/\">Top Ten Hedge Funds Holding CNA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.averageannualreturn.com\/tnet\/\">TNET Average Annual Return<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"body__disclaimer\">The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, today&#8217;s options trading volume has been particularly noteworthy for GlobalFoundries Inc (Symbol: GFS). So far, a total of 12,527 contracts have been traded, which translates to approximately 1.3 million underlying shares. 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