Notable Friday Option Activity: GOOGL, DPZ, AZO
Stock Options Channel Staff - Friday, February 26, 1:16 PMAmong the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Alphabet Inc (GOOGL), where a total of 30,553 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 3.1 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 165.6% of GOOGL's average daily trading volume over the past month of 1.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $2050 strike call option expiring February 26, 2021, with 3,095 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 309,500 underlying shares of GOOGL. Below is a chart showing GOOGL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $2050 strike highlighted in orange:
Dominos Pizza Inc. (DPZ) options are showing a volume of 7,149 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 714,900 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 116.6% of DPZ's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 613,345 shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $340 strike put option expiring March 05, 2021, with 843 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 84,300 underlying shares of DPZ. Below is a chart showing DPZ's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $340 strike highlighted in orange:
And AutoZone, Inc. (AZO) saw options trading volume of 1,917 contracts, representing approximately 191,700 underlying shares or approximately 79.6% of AZO's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 240,685 shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $1200 strike call option expiring February 26, 2021, with 816 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 81,600 underlying shares of AZO. Below is a chart showing AZO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $1200 strike highlighted in orange:
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