Notable Thursday Option Activity: CIA, INTC, GATX
Stock Options Channel Staff - Thursday, January 28, 3:18 PMLooking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Citizens, Inc. (CIA), where a total volume of 454 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 45,400 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 57.7% of CIA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 78,740 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $7.50 strike call option expiring March 19, 2021, with 190 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 19,000 underlying shares of CIA. Below is a chart showing CIA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $7.50 strike highlighted in orange:
Intel Corp (INTC) saw options trading volume of 293,227 contracts, representing approximately 29.3 million underlying shares or approximately 57.1% of INTC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 51.4 million shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $58 strike call option expiring January 29, 2021, with 16,278 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.6 million underlying shares of INTC. Below is a chart showing INTC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $58 strike highlighted in orange:
And GATX Corp (GATX) saw options trading volume of 1,119 contracts, representing approximately 111,900 underlying shares or approximately 56% of GATX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 199,865 shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $110 strike call option expiring February 19, 2021, with 721 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 72,100 underlying shares of GATX. Below is a chart showing GATX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $110 strike highlighted in orange:
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