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Notable Friday Option Activity: ABBV, DE, QCOM Stock Options Channel Staff - Friday, March 5, 1:23 PMLooking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in AbbVie Inc (ABBV), where a total volume of 29,064 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 2.9 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 42.3% of ABBV's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 6.9 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $110 strike call option expiring May 21, 2021, with 7,779 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 777,900 underlying shares of ABBV. Below is a chart showing ABBV's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $110 strike highlighted in orange:
Deere & Co. (DE) options are showing a volume of 8,819 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 881,900 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 42.1% of DE's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $380 strike call option expiring April 16, 2021, with 1,357 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 135,700 underlying shares of DE. Below is a chart showing DE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $380 strike highlighted in orange:
And Qualcomm Inc (QCOM) saw options trading volume of 58,219 contracts, representing approximately 5.8 million underlying shares or approximately 41.4% of QCOM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 14.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $135 strike call option expiring March 26, 2021, with 2,560 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 256,000 underlying shares of QCOM. Below is a chart showing QCOM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $135 strike highlighted in orange:
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