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Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in DigitalOcean Holdings Inc (Symbol: DOCN), where a total volume of 7,482 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 748,200 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 61.8% of DOCN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $45 strike call option expiring August 16, 2024, with 6,623 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 662,300 underlying shares of DOCN. Below is a chart showing DOCN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $45 strike highlighted in orange:

GameStop Corp (Symbol: GME) options are showing a volume of 618,004 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 61.8 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 61.7% of GME's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 100.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $30 strike call option expiring June 14, 2024, with 32,567 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 3.3 million underlying shares of GME. Below is a chart showing GME's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $30 strike highlighted in orange:

And Norfolk Southern Corp (Symbol: NSC) saw options trading volume of 6,569 contracts, representing approximately 656,900 underlying shares or approximately 56.5% of NSC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.2 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $220 strike put option expiring June 21, 2024, with 2,085 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 208,500 underlying shares of NSC. Below is a chart showing NSC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $220 strike highlighted in orange:

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