Stock Options Channel Staff - Friday, February 16, 2:28 PMLooking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Eli Lilly (LLY), where a total volume of 104,065 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 10.4 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 295.3% of LLY's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $800 strike call option expiring February 23, 2024, with 8,654 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 865,400 underlying shares of LLY. Below is a chart showing LLY's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $800 strike highlighted in orange:
Lam Research Corp (LRCX) saw options trading volume of 23,194 contracts, representing approximately 2.3 million underlying shares or approximately 182.9% of LRCX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.3 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $950 strike call option expiring February 16, 2024, with 2,960 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 296,000 underlying shares of LRCX. Below is a chart showing LRCX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $950 strike highlighted in orange:
And APA Corp (APA) options are showing a volume of 81,302 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 8.1 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 148.6% of APA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 5.5 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $30 strike put option expiring March 28, 2024, with 44,036 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 4.4 million underlying shares of APA. Below is a chart showing APA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $30 strike highlighted in orange:
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