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Notable Monday Option Activity: APLT, NG, HL Stock Options Channel Staff - Monday, February 1, 3:20 PMLooking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Applied Therapeutics Inc (APLT), where a total volume of 694 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 69,400 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 74% of APLT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 93,775 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $30 strike call option expiring February 19, 2021, with 220 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 22,000 underlying shares of APLT. Below is a chart showing APLT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $30 strike highlighted in orange:
NovaGold Resources Inc. (NG) options are showing a volume of 9,775 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 977,500 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 72.6% of NG's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.3 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $12 strike call option expiring March 19, 2021, with 5,904 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 590,400 underlying shares of NG. Below is a chart showing NG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $12 strike highlighted in orange:
And Hecla Mining Co (HL) options are showing a volume of 78,026 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 7.8 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 70% of HL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 11.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $8.50 strike call option expiring February 05, 2021, with 5,305 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 530,500 underlying shares of HL. Below is a chart showing HL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $8.50 strike highlighted in orange:
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