Stock Options Channel Staff - Monday, August 30, 1:42 PMLooking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in PayPal Holdings Inc (PYPL), where a total volume of 220,112 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 22.0 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 395.5% of PYPL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.6 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $290 strike call option expiring September 03, 2021, with 28,799 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.9 million underlying shares of PYPL. Below is a chart showing PYPL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $290 strike highlighted in orange:
McDonald's Corp (MCD) options are showing a volume of 15,599 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.6 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 77.9% of MCD's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.0 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $210 strike call option expiring September 17, 2021, with 2,050 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 205,000 underlying shares of MCD. Below is a chart showing MCD's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $210 strike highlighted in orange:
And Church & Dwight Co Inc (CHD) saw options trading volume of 5,080 contracts, representing approximately 508,000 underlying shares or approximately 50.8% of CHD's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 999,845 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $85 strike call option expiring September 17, 2021, with 2,403 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 240,300 underlying shares of CHD. Below is a chart showing CHD's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $85 strike highlighted in orange:
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