Stock Options Channel Staff - Tuesday, June 6, 4:33 PMLooking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in 3M Co (MMM), where a total volume of 23,973 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 2.4 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 60.8% of MMM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.9 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $80 strike put option expiring January 19, 2024, with 2,267 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 226,700 underlying shares of MMM. Below is a chart showing MMM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $80 strike highlighted in orange:
Calavo Growers, Inc. (CVGW) options are showing a volume of 635 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 63,500 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 60.6% of CVGW's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 104,805 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $25 strike put option expiring June 16, 2023, with 182 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 18,200 underlying shares of CVGW. Below is a chart showing CVGW's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $25 strike highlighted in orange:
And Alphabet Inc (GOOG) options are showing a volume of 177,180 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 17.7 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 60.2% of GOOG's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 29.4 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $130 strike call option expiring June 09, 2023, with 10,437 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.0 million underlying shares of GOOG. Below is a chart showing GOOG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $130 strike highlighted in orange:
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