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Notable Wednesday Option Activity: AAL, AAP, WBA Stock Options Channel Staff - Wednesday, January 27, 2:02 PMLooking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in American Airlines Group Inc (AAL), where a total volume of 614,376 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 61.4 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 116.7% of AAL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 52.6 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $20 strike call option expiring February 19, 2021, with 28,218 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.8 million underlying shares of AAL. Below is a chart showing AAL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $20 strike highlighted in orange:
Advance Auto Parts Inc (AAP) saw options trading volume of 9,614 contracts, representing approximately 961,400 underlying shares or approximately 107.4% of AAP's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 895,050 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $135 strike put option expiring March 19, 2021, with 2,517 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 251,700 underlying shares of AAP. Below is a chart showing AAP's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $135 strike highlighted in orange:
And Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (WBA) options are showing a volume of 56,891 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 5.7 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 75.5% of WBA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 7.5 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $60 strike call option expiring January 29, 2021, with 4,423 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 442,300 underlying shares of WBA. Below is a chart showing WBA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $60 strike highlighted in orange:
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