Notable Tuesday Option Activity: ORCL, EXPE, AMGN
Stock Options Channel Staff - Tuesday, July 20, 3:13 PMAmong the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Oracle Corp (ORCL), where a total of 67,790 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 6.8 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 53.4% of ORCL's average daily trading volume over the past month of 12.7 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $90 strike call option expiring July 23, 2021, with 6,794 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 679,400 underlying shares of ORCL. Below is a chart showing ORCL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $90 strike highlighted in orange:
Expedia Group Inc (EXPE) saw options trading volume of 12,001 contracts, representing approximately 1.2 million underlying shares or approximately 50.8% of EXPE's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.4 million shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $160 strike call option expiring August 20, 2021, with 4,352 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 435,200 underlying shares of EXPE. Below is a chart showing EXPE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $160 strike highlighted in orange:
And Amgen Inc (AMGN) saw options trading volume of 11,052 contracts, representing approximately 1.1 million underlying shares or approximately 50.6% of AMGN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.2 million shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $240 strike put option expiring August 13, 2021, with 1,558 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 155,800 underlying shares of AMGN. Below is a chart showing AMGN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $240 strike highlighted in orange:
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