Layered Bets, Big Premium, and One Bearish Outlier
By Steve Strazza
March 6, 2026
This note highlights a select group of stocks showing the most unusual — and highly directional — options activity.
The goal is simple: follow the big money and trade in the direction of the underlying trend.
Here is the list of Unusual Options activity from March 6:
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Amprius Technologies $AMPX — The electrical equipment space is heating up, and AMPX is attracting layered bullish bets.
Traders bought 5,303 contracts of the 7/17 $25 calls for $1M and 3,713 contracts of the 7/17 $20 calls for another $1M, signaling confidence in a breakout for this battery technology play.
Huntsman Corporation $HUN — Despite a nearly 17% drop this month, contrarian buyers are stepping in.
Bullish flow showed up with 5,820 contracts of the 4/17 $12 calls for $552K in premium.
MARA Holdings $MARA — Bears are pressing their case in crypto-adjacent names with the tape showing 78,600 contracts of the 5/15 $6 puts for $4.2M in premium — the largest premium print in today's flow.
