Stock Options Channel Staff - Tuesday, October 5, 1:38 PMAmong the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in AutoZone, Inc. (AZO), where a total of 966 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 96,600 underlying shares. That amounts to about 50.1% of AZO's average daily trading volume over the past month of 192,770 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $1680 strike put option expiring December 17, 2021, with 146 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 14,600 underlying shares of AZO. Below is a chart showing AZO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $1680 strike highlighted in orange:
Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) options are showing a volume of 3,696 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 369,600 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 48.8% of UHS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 757,340 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $140 strike put option expiring October 15, 2021, with 2,257 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 225,700 underlying shares of UHS. Below is a chart showing UHS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $140 strike highlighted in orange:
And Gilead Sciences Inc (GILD) saw options trading volume of 32,918 contracts, representing approximately 3.3 million underlying shares or approximately 48.2% of GILD's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 6.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $80 strike put option expiring October 15, 2021, with 6,051 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 605,100 underlying shares of GILD. Below is a chart showing GILD's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $80 strike highlighted in orange:
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