Noteworthy Wednesday Option Activity: V, QCOM, C
Stock Options Channel Staff - Wednesday, July 21, 3:49 PMAmong the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Visa Inc (V), where a total of 33,204 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 3.3 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 43.6% of V's average daily trading volume over the past month of 7.6 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $245 strike call option expiring July 23, 2021, with 6,793 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 679,300 underlying shares of V. Below is a chart showing V's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $245 strike highlighted in orange:
Qualcomm Inc (QCOM) options are showing a volume of 29,931 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 3.0 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 43.2% of QCOM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 6.9 million shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $140 strike call option expiring August 20, 2021, with 2,229 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 222,900 underlying shares of QCOM. Below is a chart showing QCOM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $140 strike highlighted in orange:
And Citigroup Inc (C) options are showing a volume of 92,981 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 9.3 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 42.5% of C's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 21.9 million shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $68 strike call option expiring July 23, 2021, with 8,331 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 833,100 underlying shares of C. Below is a chart showing C's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $68 strike highlighted in orange:
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