Stock Options Channel Staff - Tuesday, August 3, 1:37 PMLooking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Walmart Inc (WMT), where a total volume of 54,746 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 5.5 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 90.5% of WMT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 6.0 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $144 strike call option expiring August 06, 2021, with 6,008 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 600,800 underlying shares of WMT. Below is a chart showing WMT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $144 strike highlighted in orange:
Eli Lilly (LLY) options are showing a volume of 20,759 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.1 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 86% of LLY's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.4 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $200 strike put option expiring October 15, 2021, with 1,638 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 163,800 underlying shares of LLY. Below is a chart showing LLY's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $200 strike highlighted in orange:
And Perrigo Company plc (PRGO) options are showing a volume of 8,698 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 869,800 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 83.5% of PRGO's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.0 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $50 strike call option expiring January 21, 2022, with 3,640 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 364,000 underlying shares of PRGO. Below is a chart showing PRGO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $50 strike highlighted in orange:
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