Russell 3000 Options Activity Surge: Forty-Eight Thousand Shares and Beyond in This Week's Notable Trades

Options markets across Russell 3000 components are displaying exceptional trading activity, with three standout stocks capturing significant attention. The collective momentum across Dime Community Bancshares Inc (DCOM), Vishay Precision Group Inc (VPG), and Webull Corporation - Class A Ordinary Shares (BULL) reflects broader market engagement with equity derivatives, each demonstrating distinct patterns worth examining.

DCOM’s Put Option Concentration Drives Market Interest

Dime Community Bancshares saw robust options engagement with 1,776 contracts exchanging hands, translating to approximately 177,600 underlying shares. This volume represents 72.4% of DCOM’s average daily activity—a compelling indicator of concentrated trader interest. The focal point has been the $20 strike put option maturing June 18, 2026, which alone accounted for 840 contracts or roughly 84,000 shares. Such concentrated positioning in near-the-money puts typically signals hedging activity or bearish sentiment among institutional participants monitoring this community bank’s performance.

VPG’s Call Option Momentum: The Forty-Eight Thousand Share Story

Vishay Precision Group demonstrated solid options trading with 1,249 total contracts, representing approximately 124,900 underlying shares—roughly 71.5% of VPG’s typical daily trading volume of 174,670 shares. The centerpiece of this activity: the $50 strike call option expiring November 20, 2026, which generated 485 contracts or forty-eight thousand five hundred shares in notional exposure. This moderate-term bullish positioning suggests optimism among traders regarding VPG’s intermediate-term price trajectory, with the $50 strike representing a meaningful target above current levels.

BULL’s Massive Options Presence Dominates Today’s Activity

Webull Corporation’s options markets exploded with 86,048 contracts, an extraordinary figure representing approximately 8.6 million underlying shares—61.9% of BULL’s already substantial monthly average volume of 13.9 million shares. The $12.50 strike call option expiring May 15, 2026 captured the lion’s share at 16,171 contracts, translating to roughly 1.6 million shares. This exceptional volume, dwarfing both DCOM and VPG activity, underscores intense retail and institutional interest in BULL’s near-term directional prospects.

Market Context: When Options Volume Tells a Story

Across these three Russell 3000 names, options traders are displaying differentiated conviction levels. DCOM participants appear risk-conscious, BULL shows explosive enthusiasm, and VPG maintains measured upside interest—reflected perfectly in the forty-eight thousand five hundred shares concentrated at the $50 strike. For traders seeking comprehensive data across all available expirations for these positions, StockOptionsChannel.com provides detailed breakdowns and historical context.

Those interested in exploring broader market option activity can reference today’s most active call and put options across S&P 500 components for additional perspective on market-wide derivative sentiment.