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Notable Thursday Option Activity: ACI, TGT, APT Stock Options Channel Staff - Thursday, April 22, 3:27 PMLooking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Albertsons Companies Inc (ACI), where a total volume of 8,647 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 864,700 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 57.1% of ACI's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $17.50 strike put option expiring July 16, 2021, with 3,103 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 310,300 underlying shares of ACI. Below is a chart showing ACI's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $17.50 strike highlighted in orange:
Target Corp (TGT) options are showing a volume of 17,078 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.7 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 56% of TGT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.0 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $207.50 strike call option expiring April 23, 2021, with 1,555 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 155,500 underlying shares of TGT. Below is a chart showing TGT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $207.50 strike highlighted in orange:
And Alpha Pro Tech Ltd. (APT) options are showing a volume of 2,126 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 212,600 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 55.4% of APT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 383,515 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $18 strike call option expiring May 21, 2021, with 340 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 34,000 underlying shares of APT. Below is a chart showing APT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $18 strike highlighted in orange:
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