Applied Materials Options Surge, Stock Up 11%

Applied Materials Options Surge, Stock Up 11%

Applied Materials Inc. saw its options trading volume climb to 80,479 contracts by 3:30 p.m. New York time on Thursday, according to Bloomberg‑compiled exchange data. Of these, call options accounted for 49,633 contracts while put options comprised 30,846 contracts.

The most actively traded contract was the July 17 2026 $950 call, which recorded 5,624 contracts traded against an open interest of just 38 contracts. The June 26 2026 $680 call was the next most active, with 2,046 contracts exchanged and an open interest of 275 contracts. On the put side, the July 17 2026 $150 put led activity, registering 1,866 contracts and an open interest of 257 contracts.

During the same session, Applied Materials’ share price rose 11.2% to $654.74. The company’s three‑month historical volatility increased by 3.44 percentage points, reaching 78.04%, while the three‑month 90/110 skew narrowed by 1.69 percentage points to –0.89 percentage points. All open‑interest figures are reported as of the preceding Tuesday.