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Notable Wednesday Option Activity: SGH, GD, NUAN Stock Options Channel Staff - Wednesday, April 7, 3:26 PMLooking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in SMART Global Holdings Inc (SGH), where a total volume of 1,178 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 117,800 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 52.6% of SGH's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 224,020 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $55 strike call option expiring May 21, 2021, with 207 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 20,700 underlying shares of SGH. Below is a chart showing SGH's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $55 strike highlighted in orange:
General Dynamics Corp (GD) saw options trading volume of 6,210 contracts, representing approximately 621,000 underlying shares or approximately 52% of GD's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $155 strike call option expiring May 21, 2021, with 1,652 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 165,200 underlying shares of GD. Below is a chart showing GD's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $155 strike highlighted in orange:
And Nuance Communications Inc (NUAN) saw options trading volume of 15,321 contracts, representing approximately 1.5 million underlying shares or approximately 51.3% of NUAN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.0 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $47 strike call option expiring May 21, 2021, with 3,045 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 304,500 underlying shares of NUAN. Below is a chart showing NUAN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $47 strike highlighted in orange:
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