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Noteworthy Monday Option Activity: GS, FCX, PVH Stock Options Channel Staff - Monday, July 26, 1:38 PMLooking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS), where a total volume of 16,490 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.6 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 59.8% of GS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $380 strike call option expiring July 30, 2021, with 1,904 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 190,400 underlying shares of GS. Below is a chart showing GS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $380 strike highlighted in orange:
Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold (FCX) options are showing a volume of 111,658 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 11.2 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 57.7% of FCX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 19.4 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $35 strike put option expiring August 20, 2021, with 13,127 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.3 million underlying shares of FCX. Below is a chart showing FCX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $35 strike highlighted in orange:
And PVH Corp (PVH) options are showing a volume of 5,516 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 551,600 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 57.1% of PVH's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 966,400 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $90 strike put option expiring August 20, 2021, with 5,139 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 513,900 underlying shares of PVH. Below is a chart showing PVH's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $90 strike highlighted in orange:
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