Noteworthy Wednesday Option Activity: PENN, QCOM, ACN
Stock Options Channel Staff - Wednesday, September 22, 4:47 PMAmong the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Penn National Gaming Inc (PENN), where a total of 24,576 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 2.5 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 47.9% of PENN's average daily trading volume over the past month of 5.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $75 strike call option expiring September 24, 2021, with 1,356 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 135,600 underlying shares of PENN. Below is a chart showing PENN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $75 strike highlighted in orange:
Qualcomm Inc (QCOM) options are showing a volume of 33,455 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 3.3 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 47.5% of QCOM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 7.0 million shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $140 strike call option expiring October 15, 2021, with 1,708 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 170,800 underlying shares of QCOM. Below is a chart showing QCOM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $140 strike highlighted in orange:
And Accenture plc (ACN) saw options trading volume of 8,729 contracts, representing approximately 872,900 underlying shares or approximately 47.3% of ACN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.8 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $200 strike call option expiring January 21, 2022, with 506 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 50,600 underlying shares of ACN. Below is a chart showing ACN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $200 strike highlighted in orange:
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