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Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: OLED, BCRX, BURL Stock Options Channel Staff - Thursday, August 5, 3:25 PMLooking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Universal Display Corp (OLED), where a total volume of 2,783 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 278,300 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 133.6% of OLED's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 208,240 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $195 strike put option expiring September 17, 2021, with 255 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 25,500 underlying shares of OLED. Below is a chart showing OLED's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $195 strike highlighted in orange:
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc (BCRX) options are showing a volume of 30,694 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 3.1 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 131.1% of BCRX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.3 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $20 strike call option expiring August 20, 2021, with 4,036 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 403,600 underlying shares of BCRX. Below is a chart showing BCRX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $20 strike highlighted in orange:
And Burlington Stores Inc (BURL) options are showing a volume of 4,415 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 441,500 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 127.5% of BURL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 346,205 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $335 strike put option expiring August 13, 2021, with 1,316 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 131,600 underlying shares of BURL. Below is a chart showing BURL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $335 strike highlighted in orange:
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