Options volume in Uranium Energy Corp. (UEC) rose to 33,059 contracts at 2:20 p.m. New York time on Friday, according to exchange data compiled by Bloomberg.
Call contracts made up the majority of the activity, with 21,929 contracts traded, while put contracts totaled 11,130.
Among individual strikes, the June 18 $18 call was the single largest single-strike caller listed, representing 1,877 contracts and carrying open interest of 7,916 contracts.
One notable multi-leg position was a diagonal spread that paired the Friday $14.50 call with the May 22 $13 call. That spread comprised 1,760 contracts in total, made up of 880 Friday $14.50 calls (open interest 1,285) and 880 May 22 $13 calls (open interest 88).
Another active call was the May 22 $15.50, which registered 1,668 contracts and showed open interest of 520 contracts.
On the put side, the Aug. 21 $11 put accounted for 1,648 contracts and had open interest of 576 contracts.
Additionally, a diagonal put spread consisting of the May 22 $13.50 put and the Friday $14.50 put totaled 1,551 contracts. That position was split into 775 Friday $14.50 puts with open interest of 1,700 contracts and 776 May 22 $13.50 puts with open interest of 366 contracts.
The data show several concentrated blocks of activity across both single strikes and multi-leg spreads. Open interest across the highlighted strikes varies, with some strikes showing materially higher outstanding positions relative to the intraday volume noted above.
Context and market focus
The figures above reflect intraday options trading volume and open interest for the specified strikes on Friday. The list of active contracts includes both calls and puts and features diagonal spreads that combine options with different expirations and strike prices.
Data source note - The volume and open interest figures cited are from exchange data compiled by Bloomberg and represent the snapshot at the stated time.