Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Occidental Petroleum Corp (OXY), where a total of 129,955 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 13.0 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 49.2% of OXY's average daily trading volume over the past month of 26.4 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $60 strike call option expiring May 20, 2022, with 6,814 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 681,400 underlying shares of OXY. Below is a chart showing OXY's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $60 strike highlighted in orange:

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Atomera Inc (ATOM) options are showing a volume of 1,392 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 139,200 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 49.2% of ATOM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 282,820 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $22.50 strike call option expiring June 17, 2022, with 690 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 69,000 underlying shares of ATOM. Below is a chart showing ATOM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $22.50 strike highlighted in orange:

And Overstock.com Inc (OSTK) saw options trading volume of 7,535 contracts, representing approximately 753,500 underlying shares or approximately 49.1% of OSTK's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.5 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $45 strike call option expiring April 29, 2022, with 1,172 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 117,200 underlying shares of OSTK. Below is a chart showing OSTK's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $45 strike highlighted in orange: