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Noteworthy Wednesday Option Activity: MCD, KLAC, UBER

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Unusual options activity surged on April 15, 2026, for three S&P 500 components: McDonald’s (MCD), KLA Corp (KLAC), and Uber (UBER), with volumes exceeding 55% of their monthly averages. McDonald’s saw 19,180 contracts traded (1.9M shares), led by the $315 call expiring April 17, 2026, with 11,170 contracts (1.1M shares), signaling bullish sentiment. KLA Corp’s 5,278 contracts (527K shares) included heavy $1350 put activity expiring May 15, 2026, with 2,001 contracts (200K shares), hinting at bearish bets. Uber’s 83,842 contracts (8.4M shares) featured the $78 call expiring April 17, 2026, with 4,426 contracts (442K shares), reflecting short-term optimism. All three stocks’ options volumes far surpassed recent averages, suggesting significant near-term market expectations.
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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 MCD Noteworthy Wednesday Option Activity: MCD, KLAC, UBER April 15, 2026 — 01:30 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 McDonald's Corp (Symbol: MCD), where a total of 19,180 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.9 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 60.5% of MCD's average daily trading volume over the past month of 3.2 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $315 strike call option expiring April 17, 2026, with 11,170 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.1 million underlying shares of MCD. Below is a chart showing MCD's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $315 strike highlighted in orange: KLA Corp (Symbol: KLAC) saw options trading volume of 5,278 contracts, representing approximately 527,800 underlying shares or approximately 57.1% of KLAC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 924,415 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $1350 strike put option expiring May 15, 2026, with 2,001 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 200,100 underlying shares of KLAC. Below is a chart showing KLAC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $1350 strike highlighted in orange: And Uber Technologies Inc (Symbol: UBER) saw options trading volume of 83,842 contracts, representing approximately 8.4 million underlying shares or approximately 55.8% of UBER's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 15.0 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $78 strike call option expiring April 17, 2026, with 4,426 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 442,600 underlying shares of UBER. Below is a chart showing UBER's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $78 strike highlighted in orange: For the various different available expirations for MCD options, KLAC options, or UBER options, visit StockOptionsChannel.com. Today's Most Active Call & Put Options of the S&P 500 » Also see: • Defense Dividend Stocks • Top Ten Hedge Funds Holding ADS • Stocks with Recent Secondaries That Hedge Funds Are Buying 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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