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Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in C3.ai Inc (Symbol: AI), where a total volume of 51,831 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 5.2 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 63.7% of AI's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 8.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $32.50 strike call option expiring August 16, 2024, with 9,439 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 943,900 underlying shares of AI. Below is a chart showing AI's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $32.50 strike highlighted in orange:

Affirm Holdings Inc (Symbol: AFRM) options are showing a volume of 40,965 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 4.1 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 59.8% of AFRM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 6.9 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $30 strike put option expiring June 21, 2024, with 2,249 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 224,900 underlying shares of AFRM. Below is a chart showing AFRM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $30 strike highlighted in orange:

And Wolfspeed Inc (Symbol: WOLF) saw options trading volume of 16,526 contracts, representing approximately 1.7 million underlying shares or approximately 59% of WOLF's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $22.50 strike put option expiring July 19, 2024, with 2,996 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 299,600 underlying shares of WOLF. Below is a chart showing WOLF's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $22.50 strike highlighted in orange:

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