Noteworthy Wednesday Option Activity: JYNT, NKTR, SAVA
Stock Options Channel Staff - Wednesday, June 16, 3:46 PMAmong the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Joint Corp (JYNT), where a total of 3,525 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 352,500 underlying shares. That amounts to about 64.4% of JYNT's average daily trading volume over the past month of 547,005 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $65 strike put option expiring July 16, 2021, with 1,221 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 122,100 underlying shares of JYNT. Below is a chart showing JYNT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $65 strike highlighted in orange:
Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) saw options trading volume of 5,688 contracts, representing approximately 568,800 underlying shares or approximately 63.7% of NKTR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 892,415 shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $17 strike call option expiring December 16, 2022, with 2,567 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 256,700 underlying shares of NKTR. Below is a chart showing NKTR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $17 strike highlighted in orange:
And Cassava Sciences Inc (SAVA) saw options trading volume of 14,785 contracts, representing approximately 1.5 million underlying shares or approximately 61.1% of SAVA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.4 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $80 strike call option expiring June 18, 2021, with 2,175 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 217,500 underlying shares of SAVA. Below is a chart showing SAVA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $80 strike highlighted in orange:
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