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Noteworthy Friday Option Activity: AMZN, GOOGL, SAM Stock Options Channel Staff - Friday, July 23, 4:21 PMLooking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Amazon.com Inc (AMZN), where a total volume of 355,346 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 35.5 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 1011.1% of AMZN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $3650 strike call option expiring July 23, 2021, with 29,989 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 3.0 million underlying shares of AMZN. Below is a chart showing AMZN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $3650 strike highlighted in orange:
Alphabet Inc (GOOGL) saw options trading volume of 115,483 contracts, representing approximately 11.5 million underlying shares or approximately 996.4% of GOOGL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $2650 strike call option expiring July 23, 2021, with 7,632 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 763,200 underlying shares of GOOGL. Below is a chart showing GOOGL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $2650 strike highlighted in orange:
And Boston Beer Co Inc (SAM) options are showing a volume of 19,683 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.0 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 773.2% of SAM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 254,555 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $640 strike put option expiring August 20, 2021, with 852 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 85,200 underlying shares of SAM. Below is a chart showing SAM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $640 strike highlighted in orange:
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