Jul. 10 at 8:50 PM
Kenvue saw elevated options activity on Friday, with 14,072 contracts traded by 18:01 ET, according to Bloomberg data. Calls dominated the session with 12,948 contracts, compared with 1,124 puts, signaling bullish positioning.
The most actively traded contract was the July 17, 2026
$20 call, which generated 11,206 contracts versus 410 open interest at Thursday's close, suggesting fresh positions were being opened. Notable multi-leg activity included an August 7 put spread involving the
$16 and
$18 strikes, as well as an 800-contract diagonal call spread between the August 21, 2026 and February 19, 2027 expirations using the
$19 and
$20 strikes.
Kenvue shares rose 1.93% to
$19.55 during the session. Meanwhile, the company's three-month implied volatility fell 0.67 percentage points to 22.51%, while the three-month 90/110 skew edged down to 5.79%, indicating relatively stable options pricing despite the surge in trading activity.
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