Notable Tuesday Option Activity: KHC, TGT, AMAT

Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Kraft Heinz Co (Symbol: KHC), where a total of 78,942 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 7.9 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 52% of KHC's average daily trading volume over the past month of 15.2 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $25 strike call option expiring August 14, 2026, with 18,651 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.9 million underlying shares of KHC. Below is a chart showing KHC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $25 strike highlighted in orange:

Target Corp (Symbol: TGT) saw options trading volume of 17,727 contracts, representing approximately 1.8 million underlying shares or approximately 50.2% of TGT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $140 strike put option expiring September 18, 2026, with 2,698 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 269,800 underlying shares of TGT. Below is a chart showing TGT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $140 strike highlighted in orange:

And Applied Materials, Inc. (Symbol: AMAT) saw options trading volume of 35,335 contracts, representing approximately 3.5 million underlying shares or approximately 48% of AMAT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 7.4 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $310 strike put option expiring August 21, 2026, with 4,192 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 419,200 underlying shares of AMAT. Below is a chart showing AMAT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $310 strike highlighted in orange:

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