Notable Wednesday Option Activity: SONO, HIBB, WMT
Stock Options Channel Staff - Wednesday, August 25, 3:44 PMAmong the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Sonos Inc (SONO), where a total of 33,479 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 3.3 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 67.9% of SONO's average daily trading volume over the past month of 4.9 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $41 strike call option expiring August 27, 2021, with 4,750 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 475,000 underlying shares of SONO. Below is a chart showing SONO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $41 strike highlighted in orange:
Hibbett Inc (HIBB) saw options trading volume of 2,002 contracts, representing approximately 200,200 underlying shares or approximately 67% of HIBB's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 298,705 shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $100 strike call option expiring September 17, 2021, with 306 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 30,600 underlying shares of HIBB. Below is a chart showing HIBB's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $100 strike highlighted in orange:
And Walmart Inc (WMT) options are showing a volume of 51,468 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 5.1 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 64.9% of WMT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 7.9 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $150 strike call option expiring September 17, 2021, with 3,894 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 389,400 underlying shares of WMT. Below is a chart showing WMT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $150 strike highlighted in orange:
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