BigBear.ai stock surges amid heavy options trading activity

Investing.com -- BigBear.ai Holdings Inc. (NYSE:BBAI) stock rose 9.4% Tuesday as traders flocked to the artificial intelligence company’s options, with call volume significantly outpacing put volume.

Trading in BigBear.ai options reached 153,412 contracts by 10:30 a.m. New York time, according to exchange data compiled by Bloomberg. Call options, which give holders the right to buy shares at a specified price, dominated the activity with 144,958 contracts compared to just 8,454 put contracts.

The most actively traded contract was the October 3, 2025 $6.50 call, which accounted for 15,375 contracts against an open interest of 1,108 contracts. Other popular options included the September 19, 2025 $5.50 call with 12,402 contracts traded and the September 19, 2025 $6 call with 7,035 contracts.

December 19, 2025 $5.50 calls and October 17, 2025 $6 calls also saw significant activity, with 3,751 and 3,699 contracts traded respectively.

The heavy options activity, particularly the concentration in call options expiring in 2025 with strike prices above the current share price, indicates some traders are making bullish bets on BigBear.ai’s future performance.

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