Options activity is building ahead of a packed earnings week. Micron Technology, FedEx, and Carnival all report this week. That trio is pulling in notable positioning across the options market.
Micron carries the most open expiries of the group. Active contracts run from June 24 all the way out to September 24. Its ORTEX stock score sits at 90.8 out of 100. Momentum scores hit 91.2. That bullish backdrop is attracting call-side attention into the print.
Applied Materials is another name to watch. Executives sold $107 million in stock recently. That kind of insider move often spurs defensive put buying. AMAT has expiries live today, June 23, suggesting traders are active in near-term contracts. Short interest is just 2.6% of free float. The options market may be doing heavier lifting than short sellers.
FedEx reports this week with a $77.8 billion market cap. Its near-term expiry ladder is thinner than peers. That creates a squeeze effect on open interest around the June 26 expiry.
Carnival stands out with availability of 4,735% of short interest. Borrowing stock to short costs just 0.51% annually. Options traders betting against the cruise operator face almost no friction in the borrow market. The June 26 expiry lands just after the earnings release — a classic binary-event setup that elevates implied volatility heading into the close.
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