Notable Thursday Option Activity: EDIT, CROX, LOW
Stock Options Channel Staff - Thursday, April 13, 4:53 PMAmong the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Editas Medicine Inc (EDIT), where a total of 9,534 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 953,400 underlying shares. That amounts to about 59.1% of EDIT's average daily trading volume over the past month of 1.6 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $7.50 strike call option expiring April 21, 2023, with 4,042 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 404,200 underlying shares of EDIT. Below is a chart showing EDIT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $7.50 strike highlighted in orange:
Crocs Inc (CROX) saw options trading volume of 7,700 contracts, representing approximately 770,000 underlying shares or approximately 57.2% of CROX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.3 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $129 strike call option expiring April 21, 2023, with 1,095 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 109,500 underlying shares of CROX. Below is a chart showing CROX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $129 strike highlighted in orange:
And Lowe's Companies Inc (LOW) options are showing a volume of 16,782 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.7 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 56.6% of LOW's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.0 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $202.50 strike call option expiring April 14, 2023, with 7,676 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 767,600 underlying shares of LOW. Below is a chart showing LOW's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $202.50 strike highlighted in orange:
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