The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI), Nasdaq Composite (IXIC), and S&P 500 Index (SPX) are looking to close out Christmas week on a high note, as all three sport healthy weekly gains at midday. The S&P 500 managed to tap another record high earlier, but is now sitting at or below the breakeven mark alongside its counterparts. Gold and silver futures continue to outperform, as traders look to balance their portfolios for the end of the year

Software firm Five9 Inc (Nasdaq: FIVN) is making noise in the options pits today, with 22,000 puts traded so far, which is 23 times the average intraday rate. Most popular are the February 15 put and 25 call, with new positions being sold to open at both. Despite this pop, shares on Wednesday marked a sixth-straight daily loss and still sport a 51% year-to-date deficit. Shares are up 1.1% to trade at $19.91 at last check, yet a catalyst for those gains remain unclear.

Online retail stock Coupang Inc (NYSE: CPNG) is near the top of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) today, last seen up 9.3% to trade at $24.93. The company said data from 3,000 customers that was leaked by a former employee was deleted before it was transferred to a third party. CPNG is pacing for its best daily pop since May, on the back of a 13.3% year-to-date gain.

One of the worst stocks on the NYSE today is Lemonade Inc (NYSE: LMND), down 5.6% to trade at $75.30 at last glance, though the driver behind the move is unknown. The insurance stock is pacing for its fourth loss in five sessions, but remains 105.3% higher year-to-date. LMND is testing the 30-day moving average, which looks to be plateauing on the charts.

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