--- title: "Notable Thursday Option Activity: ROOT, GOOGL, PLTR" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/285603997.md" description: "Notable options trading activity was observed in Root Inc (ROOT), with 3,220 contracts traded, representing 108.5% of its average daily volume. High volume was noted for the $65 strike call option expiring May 15, 2026. Alphabet Inc (GOOGL) saw 291,020 contracts traded, 107.2% of its average, with significant activity in the $400 strike call option expiring May 08, 2026. Palantir Technologies Inc (PLTR) had 561,168 contracts traded, 105.8% of its average, with notable volume in the $140 strike call option expiring May 08, 2026." datetime: "2026-05-07T19:35:34.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/285603997.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/285603997.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/285603997.md) --- # Notable Thursday Option Activity: ROOT, GOOGL, PLTR Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Root Inc (Symbol: ROOT), where a total of 3,220 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 322,000 underlying shares. That amounts to about 108.5% of ROOT's average daily trading volume over the past month of 296,735 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $65 strike call option expiring May 15, 2026, with 1,095 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 109,500 underlying shares of ROOT. Below is a chart showing ROOT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $65 strike highlighted in orange: Alphabet Inc (Symbol: GOOGL) options are showing a volume of 291,020 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 29.1 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 107.2% of GOOGL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 27.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $400 strike call option expiring May 08, 2026, with 21,343 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.1 million underlying shares of GOOGL. Below is a chart showing GOOGL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $400 strike highlighted in orange: And Palantir Technologies Inc (Symbol: PLTR) options are showing a volume of 561,168 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 56.1 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 105.8% of PLTR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 53.0 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $140 strike call option expiring May 08, 2026, with 44,370 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 4.4 million underlying shares of PLTR. Below is a chart showing PLTR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $140 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for ROOT options, GOOGL options, or PLTR options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com. Today's Most Active Call & Put Options of the S&P 500 » ##### Also see: • Selling Calls For Income • VNO Dividend History • Stocks Going Ex-Dividend The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. ### Related Stocks - [ROOT.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ROOT.US.md) - [PLTR.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/PLTR.US.md) - [GOOGL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GOOGL.US.md) - [GOOG.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/GOOG.US.md) - [.SPX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.SPX.US.md) - [NDAQ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NDAQ.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [Bank of America Pounds the Table on Alphabet Stock (GOOGL) after Developer Conference](https://longbridge.com/en/news/287084279.md) - [Jefferies Financial Group Reaffirms "Buy" Rating for Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL)](https://longbridge.com/en/news/287086094.md) - [Top BofA Analyst Is Bullish on Alphabet Stock (GOOGL) Ahead of Annual Developer Event, Here's Why](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286619895.md) - [Alphabet (GOOGL) Makes History with Record Yen Bond Sale in Japan — And It's All to Pay for AI](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286517628.md) - ["Not a Bet Against Alphabet": Ackman Explains GOOGL Sale as Microsoft (MSFT) Stake Grows](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286672301.md)