Notable Monday Option Activity: GOOG, LW, UPS
Stock Options Channel Staff - Monday, July 26, 1:38 PMAmong the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Alphabet Inc (GOOG), where a total of 24,965 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 2.5 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 249.6% of GOOG's average daily trading volume over the past month of 1.0 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $3000 strike call option expiring July 30, 2021, with 859 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 85,900 underlying shares of GOOG. Below is a chart showing GOOG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $3000 strike highlighted in orange:
Lamb Weston Holdings Inc (LW) saw options trading volume of 7,221 contracts, representing approximately 722,100 underlying shares or approximately 93.3% of LW's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 774,250 shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $75 strike call option expiring August 20, 2021, with 3,275 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 327,500 underlying shares of LW. Below is a chart showing LW's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $75 strike highlighted in orange:
And United Parcel Service Inc (UPS) saw options trading volume of 22,781 contracts, representing approximately 2.3 million underlying shares or approximately 88.6% of UPS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.6 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $230 strike call option expiring September 17, 2021, with 1,596 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 159,600 underlying shares of UPS. Below is a chart showing UPS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $230 strike highlighted in orange:
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