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Noteworthy Wednesday Option Activity: JBL, CRM, CVX

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Unusual options activity surged in three S&P 500 components on April 1, 2026, with Jabil (JBL), Salesforce (CRM), and Chevron (CVX) seeing volumes far exceeding monthly averages. Jabil’s 11,076 contracts (1.1M shares) represented 81.9% of its 30-day average, dominated by $240 strike puts expiring April 2, 2026—3,468 contracts traded, signaling bearish sentiment. Salesforce’s 80,242 contracts (8M shares) hit 60.3% of its monthly volume, with $180 strike puts expiring May 15, 2026, leading at 34,250 contracts, hinting at hedging or downside bets. Chevron’s 75,380 contracts (7.5M shares) accounted for 49.6% of its average, led by $195 strike puts expiring April 17, 2026—5,496 contracts—reflecting near-term bearish expectations. All three stocks saw put-heavy activity, suggesting traders are positioning for potential downside or protecting existing long positions.
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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 JBL Noteworthy Wednesday Option Activity: JBL, CRM, CVX April 01, 2026 — 01:56 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 Jabil Inc (Symbol: JBL), where a total of 11,076 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.1 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 81.9% of JBL's average daily trading volume over the past month of 1.4 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $240 strike put option expiring April 02, 2026, with 3,468 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 346,800 underlying shares of JBL. Below is a chart showing JBL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $240 strike highlighted in orange: Salesforce Inc (Symbol: CRM) saw options trading volume of 80,242 contracts, representing approximately 8.0 million underlying shares or approximately 60.3% of CRM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 13.3 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $180 strike put option expiring May 15, 2026, with 34,250 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 3.4 million underlying shares of CRM. Below is a chart showing CRM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $180 strike highlighted in orange: And Chevron Corporation (Symbol: CVX) options are showing a volume of 75,380 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 7.5 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 49.6% of CVX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 15.2 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $195 strike put option expiring April 17, 2026, with 5,496 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 549,600 underlying shares of CVX. Below is a chart showing CVX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $195 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for JBL options, CRM options, or CVX options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com. Today's Most Active Call & Put Options of the S&P 500 » Also see: • Trucking Dividend Stocks • BV Options Chain • Investment Brokerages 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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