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Notable Friday Option Activity: WDC, BA, SPOT Stock Options Channel Staff - Friday, October 29, 3:22 PMLooking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Western Digital Corp (WDC), where a total volume of 60,597 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 6.1 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 219.4% of WDC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.8 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $50 strike put option expiring October 29, 2021, with 3,429 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 342,900 underlying shares of WDC. Below is a chart showing WDC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $50 strike highlighted in orange:
Boeing Co. (BA) saw options trading volume of 154,579 contracts, representing approximately 15.5 million underlying shares or approximately 189.7% of BA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 8.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $205 strike put option expiring December 17, 2021, with 13,507 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.4 million underlying shares of BA. Below is a chart showing BA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $205 strike highlighted in orange:
And Spotify Technology SA (SPOT) saw options trading volume of 20,926 contracts, representing approximately 2.1 million underlying shares or approximately 175.2% of SPOT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.2 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $290 strike call option expiring October 29, 2021, with 2,078 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 207,800 underlying shares of SPOT. Below is a chart showing SPOT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $290 strike highlighted in orange:
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