AMC’s Options Firelight: Ape Traders Target a Box-Office Comeback
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AMC Entertainment surged again as a wave of ape-trader activity hit the options market (more than 300,000 contracts with around 100,000 calls) after a record box-office weekend and an earnings beat. The stock has risen for about four months to near $150 but remains about 99% below its 2021 peak, with millions in options premium and bullish bets on near-term calls, underscoring ongoing meme-stock dynamics and renewed investor optimism around theater recovery.
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