Noteworthy Monday Option Activity: HD, AVYA, EXPE
Stock Options Channel Staff - Monday, July 12, 3:29 PMAmong the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Home Depot Inc (HD), where a total of 17,809 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.8 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 44.4% of HD's average daily trading volume over the past month of 4.0 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $322.50 strike call option expiring July 16, 2021, with 1,757 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 175,700 underlying shares of HD. Below is a chart showing HD's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $322.50 strike highlighted in orange:
Avaya Holdings Corp (AVYA) options are showing a volume of 4,966 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 496,600 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 44.4% of AVYA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.1 million shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $20 strike put option expiring August 20, 2021, with 3,835 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 383,500 underlying shares of AVYA. Below is a chart showing AVYA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $20 strike highlighted in orange:
And Expedia Group Inc (EXPE) options are showing a volume of 9,906 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 990,600 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 44% of EXPE's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.3 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $175 strike call option expiring July 23, 2021, with 2,267 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 226,700 underlying shares of EXPE. Below is a chart showing EXPE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $175 strike highlighted in orange:
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