Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: BLMN, AZO, DBX
Stock Options Channel Staff - Thursday, February 18, 3:16 PMAmong the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Bloomin' Brands Inc (BLMN), where a total of 18,322 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.8 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 94.9% of BLMN's average daily trading volume over the past month of 1.9 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $25 strike call option expiring February 19, 2021, with 7,814 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 781,400 underlying shares of BLMN. Below is a chart showing BLMN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $25 strike highlighted in orange:
AutoZone, Inc. (AZO) saw options trading volume of 2,374 contracts, representing approximately 237,400 underlying shares or approximately 93.1% of AZO's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 255,070 shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $1200 strike call option expiring February 19, 2021, with 512 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 51,200 underlying shares of AZO. Below is a chart showing AZO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $1200 strike highlighted in orange:
And Dropbox Inc (DBX) saw options trading volume of 57,030 contracts, representing approximately 5.7 million underlying shares or approximately 92.8% of DBX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 6.1 million shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $28 strike call option expiring April 16, 2021, with 5,592 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 559,200 underlying shares of DBX. Below is a chart showing DBX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $28 strike highlighted in orange:
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