Notable Thursday Option Activity: AMZN, GOOGL, CMG
Stock Options Channel Staff - Thursday, September 16, 1:34 PMAmong the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Amazon.com Inc (AMZN), where a total of 220,784 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 22.1 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 774.7% of AMZN's average daily trading volume over the past month of 2.8 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $3500 strike call option expiring September 17, 2021, with 33,859 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 3.4 million underlying shares of AMZN. Below is a chart showing AMZN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $3500 strike highlighted in orange:
Alphabet Inc (GOOGL) saw options trading volume of 52,843 contracts, representing approximately 5.3 million underlying shares or approximately 453.6% of GOOGL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.2 million shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $2900 strike call option expiring September 17, 2021, with 8,164 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 816,400 underlying shares of GOOGL. Below is a chart showing GOOGL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $2900 strike highlighted in orange:
And Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc (CMG) saw options trading volume of 6,340 contracts, representing approximately 634,000 underlying shares or approximately 319.2% of CMG's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 198,625 shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $1920 strike call option expiring September 17, 2021, with 398 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 39,800 underlying shares of CMG. Below is a chart showing CMG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $1920 strike highlighted in orange:
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