Notable Wednesday Option Activity: JNJ, OPRX, CEVA
Stock Options Channel Staff - Wednesday, August 10, 3:33 PMAmong the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), where a total of 34,071 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 3.4 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 58% of JNJ's average daily trading volume over the past month of 5.9 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $167.50 strike put option expiring August 12, 2022, with 12,504 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.3 million underlying shares of JNJ. Below is a chart showing JNJ's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $167.50 strike highlighted in orange:
OptimizeRx Corp (OPRX) saw options trading volume of 1,496 contracts, representing approximately 149,600 underlying shares or approximately 56.7% of OPRX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 263,765 shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $35 strike call option expiring September 16, 2022, with 574 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 57,400 underlying shares of OPRX. Below is a chart showing OPRX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $35 strike highlighted in orange:
And Ceva Inc (CEVA) options are showing a volume of 609 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 60,900 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 56.5% of CEVA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 107,875 shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $30 strike put option expiring December 16, 2022, with 501 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 50,100 underlying shares of CEVA. Below is a chart showing CEVA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $30 strike highlighted in orange:
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