Stock Options Channel Staff - Monday, October 25, 2:13 PMLooking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in 3M Co (MMM), where a total volume of 10,092 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.0 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 45.3% of MMM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $130 strike put option expiring October 29, 2021, with 1,026 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 102,600 underlying shares of MMM. Below is a chart showing MMM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $130 strike highlighted in orange:
Kroger Co (KR) options are showing a volume of 28,556 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.9 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 43.7% of KR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 6.5 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $42 strike call option expiring October 29, 2021, with 9,837 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 983,700 underlying shares of KR. Below is a chart showing KR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $42 strike highlighted in orange:
And Best Buy Inc (BBY) saw options trading volume of 9,496 contracts, representing approximately 949,600 underlying shares or approximately 43.1% of BBY's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.2 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $120 strike call option expiring December 17, 2021, with 380 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 38,000 underlying shares of BBY. Below is a chart showing BBY's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $120 strike highlighted in orange:
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