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Notable Thursday Option Activity: WDC, STX, CBOE Stock Options Channel Staff - Thursday, July 15, 2:32 PMLooking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Western Digital Corp (WDC), where a total volume of 18,080 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.8 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 56.9% of WDC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $60 strike put option expiring August 13, 2021, with 1,617 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 161,700 underlying shares of WDC. Below is a chart showing WDC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $60 strike highlighted in orange:
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC (STX) options are showing a volume of 10,088 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.0 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 49.3% of STX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.0 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $90 strike call option expiring July 16, 2021, with 761 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 76,100 underlying shares of STX. Below is a chart showing STX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $90 strike highlighted in orange:
And Cboe Global Markets Inc (CBOE) options are showing a volume of 2,990 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 299,000 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 48.5% of CBOE's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 616,180 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $120 strike call option expiring July 30, 2021, with 450 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 45,000 underlying shares of CBOE. Below is a chart showing CBOE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $120 strike highlighted in orange:
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