Notable Wednesday Option Activity: Z, AAWW, ZGNX
Stock Options Channel Staff - Wednesday, January 5, 3:29 PMAmong the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Zillow Group Inc (Z), where a total of 30,627 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 3.1 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 72.8% of Z's average daily trading volume over the past month of 4.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $160 strike call option expiring January 20, 2023, with 10,001 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.0 million underlying shares of Z. Below is a chart showing Z's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $160 strike highlighted in orange:
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (AAWW) options are showing a volume of 3,435 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 343,500 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 72% of AAWW's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 477,155 shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $90 strike call option expiring January 21, 2022, with 1,521 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 152,100 underlying shares of AAWW. Below is a chart showing AAWW's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $90 strike highlighted in orange:
And Zogenix Inc (ZGNX) saw options trading volume of 5,038 contracts, representing approximately 503,800 underlying shares or approximately 69.2% of ZGNX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 727,790 shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $17 strike put option expiring February 18, 2022, with 1,422 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 142,200 underlying shares of ZGNX. Below is a chart showing ZGNX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $17 strike highlighted in orange:
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