--- title: "Notable Wednesday Option Activity: DAL, ASLE, UAL" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/287114692.md" description: "Notable options trading activity was observed in Delta Air Lines (DAL) with 51,808 contracts traded, representing 5.2 million shares, primarily in the $74 call option. AerSale Corp (ASLE) had 2,049 contracts traded, mainly in the $5 put option. United Airlines (UAL) saw 39,450 contracts traded, focusing on the $100 call option. These volumes reflect significant percentages of their respective average daily trading volumes." datetime: "2026-05-20T20:25:29.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/287114692.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/287114692.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/287114692.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # Notable Wednesday Option Activity: DAL, ASLE, UAL Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Delta Air Lines Inc (Symbol: DAL), where a total volume of 51,808 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 73.2% of DAL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 7.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $74 strike call option expiring May 29, 2026, with 4,055 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 405,500 underlying shares of DAL. Below is a chart showing DAL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $74 strike highlighted in orange: AerSale Corp (Symbol: ASLE) saw options trading volume of 2,049 contracts, representing approximately 204,900 underlying shares or approximately 66% of ASLE's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 310,590 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $5 strike put option expiring June 18, 2026, with 1,968 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 196,800 underlying shares of ASLE. Below is a chart showing ASLE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $5 strike highlighted in orange: And United Airlines Holdings Inc (Symbol: UAL) saw options trading volume of 39,450 contracts, representing approximately 3.9 million underlying shares or approximately 64.5% of UAL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 6.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $100 strike call option expiring May 29, 2026, with 4,446 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 444,600 underlying shares of UAL. Below is a chart showing UAL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $100 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for DAL options, ASLE options, or UAL options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com. Today's Most Active Call & Put Options of the S&P 500 » ##### Also see: • Metals Channel • INBK Options Chain • Cheap Technology Shares 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 - [DAL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/DAL.US.md) - [ASLE.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ASLE.US.md) - [UAL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/UAL.US.md) - [JETS.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/JETS.US.md) - [.SPX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/.SPX.US.md) - [NDAQ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/NDAQ.US.md) - [INBK.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/INBK.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [$1000 Invested In Delta Air Lines 15 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296846785.md) - [American Airlines to add seatback screens, bigger first class in race to catch up to Delta and United](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296233714.md) - [United Completes Phase One Expansion of World's Largest Pilot Training Facility | UAL Stock News](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296518697.md) - [Delta, Aeromexico win court battle to keep joint venture](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296530746.md) - [Aeromexico Wins Appeal Striking Down U.S. Move to Block Joint Venture](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296545698.md) --- > **Disclaimer: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.**