Notable Friday Option Activity: SO, ATOM, TDW
Stock Options Channel Staff - Friday, April 16, 3:28 PMAmong the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Southern Company (SO), where a total of 17,357 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.7 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 45.6% of SO's average daily trading volume over the past month of 3.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $62.50 strike put option expiring May 21, 2021, with 5,248 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 524,800 underlying shares of SO. Below is a chart showing SO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $62.50 strike highlighted in orange:
Atomera Inc (ATOM) saw options trading volume of 1,946 contracts, representing approximately 194,600 underlying shares or approximately 45.6% of ATOM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 426,350 shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $17.50 strike put option expiring May 21, 2021, with 427 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 42,700 underlying shares of ATOM. Below is a chart showing ATOM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $17.50 strike highlighted in orange:
And Tidewater Inc (TDW) options are showing a volume of 1,162 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 116,200 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 45% of TDW's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 258,000 shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $12.50 strike call option expiring May 21, 2021, with 407 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 40,700 underlying shares of TDW. Below is a chart showing TDW's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $12.50 strike highlighted in orange:
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