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Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: LLY, PEP, JBHT

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Eli Lilly (LLY) saw unusually high options activity on April 16, 2026, with 24,044 contracts traded—82.8% of its monthly average volume. The $1360 call expiring April 24 dominated, with 996 contracts representing 99,600 shares. PepsiCo (PEP) options volume reached 43,802 contracts (68.5% of its monthly average), led by the $162.50 call expiring April 17. This single strike accounted for 9,438 contracts, covering 943,800 shares. J.B. Hunt Transport (JBHT) recorded 5,031 contracts—56% of its monthly average—with the $270 call expiring May 15 seeing 1,136 contracts, equating to 113,600 shares. All three stocks are S&P 500 components, with call options indicating bullish sentiment. The activity suggests traders anticipate near-term price movements above key strike levels. The data reflects elevated speculative interest, particularly in short-term expirations, signaling potential volatility or earnings-related bets.
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AAPL TSLA AMZN META AMD NVDA PEP COST ADBE GOOG AMGN HON INTC INTU NFLX ADP SBUX MRNA AAPL TSLA AMZN META AMD NVDA PEP COST ADBE GOOG AMGN HON INTC INTU NFLX ADP SBUX MRNA AAPL TSLA AMZN META AMD NVDA PEP COST ADBE GOOG AMGN HON INTC INTU NFLX ADP SBUX MRNA Markets LLY Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: LLY, PEP, JBHT April 16, 2026 — 02:17 pm EDT Written by BNK Invest for BNK Invest-> Among the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Eli Lilly (Symbol: LLY), where a total of 24,044 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 2.4 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 82.8% of LLY's average daily trading volume over the past month of 2.9 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $1360 strike call option expiring April 24, 2026, with 996 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 99,600 underlying shares of LLY. Below is a chart showing LLY's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $1360 strike highlighted in orange: PepsiCo Inc (Symbol: PEP) saw options trading volume of 43,802 contracts, representing approximately 4.4 million underlying shares or approximately 68.5% of PEP's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 6.4 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $162.50 strike call option expiring April 17, 2026, with 9,438 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 943,800 underlying shares of PEP. Below is a chart showing PEP's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $162.50 strike highlighted in orange: And J.B.

Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (Symbol: JBHT) options are showing a volume of 5,031 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 503,100 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 56% of JBHT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 898,820 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $270 strike call option expiring May 15, 2026, with 1,136 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 113,600 underlying shares of JBHT. Below is a chart showing JBHT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $270 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for LLY options, PEP options, or JBHT options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com. Today's Most Active Call & Put Options of the S&P 500 » Also see: • Selling Puts For Income • Apollo Global Management (new shares outstanding history • Home Improvement Stores Dividend Stocks The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. Tags MarketsStocksOptions BNK Invest BNK Invest Inc. provides investment services and information. BNK Invest owns and operates a market news family of websites including DividendChannel, ETFChannel, StockOptionsChannel, and others, which make up an investor community featuring stock message boards, ratings, research, and strategies. BNK Invest caters to investing firms and individual investors internationally.

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