Notable Wednesday Option Activity: GNRC, GS, WHR
Stock Options Channel Staff - Wednesday, October 19, 1:19 PMAmong the underlying components of the S&P 500 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Generac Holdings Inc (GNRC), where a total of 31,034 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 3.1 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 148% of GNRC's average daily trading volume over the past month of 2.1 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $90 strike put option expiring November 18, 2022, with 3,880 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 388,000 underlying shares of GNRC. Below is a chart showing GNRC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $90 strike highlighted in orange:
Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS) options are showing a volume of 22,334 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.2 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 94.9% of GS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.4 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $345 strike call option expiring October 21, 2022, with 1,226 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 122,600 underlying shares of GS. Below is a chart showing GS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $345 strike highlighted in orange:
And Whirlpool Corp (WHR) saw options trading volume of 4,276 contracts, representing approximately 427,600 underlying shares or approximately 71.7% of WHR's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 596,470 shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $70 strike put option expiring October 28, 2022, with 803 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 80,300 underlying shares of WHR. Below is a chart showing WHR's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $70 strike highlighted in orange:
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