Noteworthy Wednesday Option Activity: CLX, ANTM, F
Stock Options Channel Staff - Wednesday, October 20, 1:22 PMAmong the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Clorox Co (CLX), where a total of 6,362 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 636,200 underlying shares. That amounts to about 56.8% of CLX's average daily trading volume over the past month of 1.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $165 strike call option expiring November 19, 2021, with 561 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 56,100 underlying shares of CLX. Below is a chart showing CLX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $165 strike highlighted in orange:
Anthem Inc (ANTM) saw options trading volume of 5,959 contracts, representing approximately 595,900 underlying shares or approximately 54.9% of ANTM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.1 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $360 strike put option expiring October 22, 2021, with 239 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 23,900 underlying shares of ANTM. Below is a chart showing ANTM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $360 strike highlighted in orange:
And Ford Motor Co. (F) saw options trading volume of 361,647 contracts, representing approximately 36.2 million underlying shares or approximately 52.6% of F's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 68.8 million shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $16 strike call option expiring October 22, 2021, with 81,085 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 8.1 million underlying shares of F. Below is a chart showing F's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $16 strike highlighted in orange:
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