Options Market Statistics: Paypal Q2 Earnings to Reflect Competitive Landscape, Options Pop

$NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$ stock fell 1.30%. Its options trading volume was 2.62 million. Call contracts account for 61.5% of the total trading volume.

$Pfizer (PFE.US)$ stock fell 0.16%. Its options trading volume was 0.30 million. Call contracts account for 57.8% of the total trading volume.The $24 calls expiring August 16 were traded most actively.

Pfizer, $GlaxoSmithKline (GSK.US)$, and $Moderna (MRNA.US)$ are in a competitive race for their new respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccines, with this competition being closely watched on Wall Street as the companies prepare to report earnings later this week. Investors and analysts are keen to hear details about negotiations with pharmacies for shelf space and the strategies the companies will use to capture market share after U.S. regulators narrowed the recommendation for which older adults should receive the shots this year. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently recommended the shots for adults 75 and older, and those aged 60 to 74 with an increased risk of severe RSV due to medical conditions. Last year, the vaccine was recommended for adults 60 and older. In 2023, GSK captured two-thirds of the market, primarily through contracts with retail pharmacies, and has maintained its dominant market share in the U.S. so far this year, according to Iqvia data from analyst notes.

$PayPal (PYPL.US)$ stock rose 1.12%. Its options trading volume was 0.23 million. Call contracts account for 60.9% of the total trading volume.The $64 calls expiring August 2nd were traded most actively.

There was a noteworthy activity in $Constellium (CSTM.US)$, where multiple calls have topped volume to open interest ranking. The highest volume over open interest ratio reaches 116.7x with 13,650 contracts.

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