Stock Options Channel Staff - Thursday, January 14, 1:28 PMLooking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Viatris Inc (VTRS), where a total volume of 44,133 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 4.4 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 43.5% of VTRS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 10.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $18 strike call option expiring January 15, 2021, with 9,834 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 983,400 underlying shares of VTRS. Below is a chart showing VTRS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $18 strike highlighted in orange:
Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold (FCX) options are showing a volume of 84,598 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 8.5 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 42.9% of FCX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 19.7 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $32.50 strike call option expiring January 15, 2021, with 6,885 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 688,500 underlying shares of FCX. Below is a chart showing FCX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $32.50 strike highlighted in orange:
And American Airlines Group Inc (AAL) saw options trading volume of 245,016 contracts, representing approximately 24.5 million underlying shares or approximately 42% of AAL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 58.4 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $16 strike call option expiring January 15, 2021, with 22,549 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.3 million underlying shares of AAL. Below is a chart showing AAL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $16 strike highlighted in orange:
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