Stock Options Channel Staff - Thursday, October 13, 1:36 PMLooking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Occidental Petroleum Corp (OXY), where a total volume of 106,737 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 10.7 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 42% of OXY's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 25.4 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $68 strike call option expiring October 14, 2022, with 8,212 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 821,200 underlying shares of OXY. Below is a chart showing OXY's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $68 strike highlighted in orange:
Align Technology Inc (ALGN) options are showing a volume of 4,128 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 412,800 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 41.5% of ALGN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 995,360 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $360 strike call option expiring October 21, 2022, with 637 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 63,700 underlying shares of ALGN. Below is a chart showing ALGN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $360 strike highlighted in orange:
And Intel Corp (INTC) options are showing a volume of 175,965 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 17.6 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 41.4% of INTC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 42.5 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $25 strike put option expiring October 14, 2022, with 16,915 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.7 million underlying shares of INTC. Below is a chart showing INTC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $25 strike highlighted in orange:
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