Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in B&G Foods Inc (BGS), where a total volume of 10,713 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.1 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 94% of BGS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $10 strike put option expiring May 19, 2023, with 10,000 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.0 million underlying shares of BGS. Below is a chart showing BGS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $10 strike highlighted in orange:

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Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc (BW) options are showing a volume of 3,161 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 316,100 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 88% of BW's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 359,105 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $5 strike call option expiring February 17, 2023, with 1,329 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 132,900 underlying shares of BW. Below is a chart showing BW's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $5 strike highlighted in orange:

And Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc (IVR) saw options trading volume of 6,338 contracts, representing approximately 633,800 underlying shares or approximately 81.4% of IVR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 778,885 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $9 strike put option expiring April 21, 2023, with 6,000 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 600,000 underlying shares of IVR. Below is a chart showing IVR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $9 strike highlighted in orange: