Noteworthy Friday Option Activity: GRPN, GCI, FROG
Stock Options Channel Staff - Friday, May 7, 3:28 PMLooking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Groupon Inc (GRPN), where a total volume of 8,550 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 855,000 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 100.3% of GRPN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 852,340 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $54 strike call option expiring May 07, 2021, with 1,890 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 189,000 underlying shares of GRPN. Below is a chart showing GRPN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $54 strike highlighted in orange:
Gannett Co Inc (GCI) saw options trading volume of 12,349 contracts, representing approximately 1.2 million underlying shares or approximately 99.8% of GCI's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.2 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $5 strike call option expiring July 16, 2021, with 9,654 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 965,400 underlying shares of GCI. Below is a chart showing GCI's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $5 strike highlighted in orange:
And JFrog Ltd (FROG) saw options trading volume of 8,081 contracts, representing approximately 808,100 underlying shares or approximately 98.5% of FROG's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 820,310 shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $30 strike call option expiring May 21, 2021, with 904 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 90,400 underlying shares of FROG. Below is a chart showing FROG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $30 strike highlighted in orange:
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