Stock Options Channel Staff - Thursday, February 1, 1:19 PMLooking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Broadcom Inc (AVGO), where a total volume of 27,937 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 2.8 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 100.9% of AVGO's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $1200 strike call option expiring February 02, 2024, with 1,265 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 126,500 underlying shares of AVGO. Below is a chart showing AVGO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $1200 strike highlighted in orange:
Merck & Co Inc (MRK) saw options trading volume of 75,755 contracts, representing approximately 7.6 million underlying shares or approximately 94.8% of MRK's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 8.0 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $127 strike call option expiring February 02, 2024, with 29,329 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.9 million underlying shares of MRK. Below is a chart showing MRK's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $127 strike highlighted in orange:
And Honeywell International Inc (HON) options are showing a volume of 29,095 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.9 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 94.3% of HON's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $180 strike put option expiring April 19, 2024, with 10,067 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.0 million underlying shares of HON. Below is a chart showing HON's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $180 strike highlighted in orange:
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