Stock Options Channel Staff - Friday, October 29, 1:33 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 79,960 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 8.0 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 122.4% of WMT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 6.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $155 strike call option expiring November 12, 2021, with 30,414 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 3.0 million underlying shares of WMT. Below is a chart showing WMT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $155 strike highlighted in orange:
FirstEnergy Corp (FE) options are showing a volume of 23,682 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.4 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 77.4% of FE's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $41 strike call option expiring December 17, 2021, with 18,144 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.8 million underlying shares of FE. Below is a chart showing FE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $41 strike highlighted in orange:
And DexCom Inc (DXCM) saw options trading volume of 3,391 contracts, representing approximately 339,100 underlying shares or approximately 75.2% of DXCM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 450,800 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $600 strike call option expiring November 19, 2021, with 336 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 33,600 underlying shares of DXCM. Below is a chart showing DXCM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $600 strike highlighted in orange:
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