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Noteworthy Monday Option Activity: OPRX, AMC, APLS Stock Options Channel Staff - Monday, April 24, 3:19 PMLooking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in OptimizeRx Corp (OPRX), where a total volume of 1,453 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 145,300 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 104.9% of OPRX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 138,510 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $17.50 strike call option expiring May 19, 2023, with 500 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 50,000 underlying shares of OPRX. Below is a chart showing OPRX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $17.50 strike highlighted in orange:
AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. (AMC) options are showing a volume of 330,408 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 33.0 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 96% of AMC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 34.4 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $4 strike put option expiring July 21, 2023, with 30,944 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 3.1 million underlying shares of AMC. Below is a chart showing AMC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $4 strike highlighted in orange:
And Apellis Pharmaceuticals Inc (APLS) saw options trading volume of 14,507 contracts, representing approximately 1.5 million underlying shares or approximately 88.4% of APLS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.6 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $100 strike call option expiring June 16, 2023, with 3,009 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 300,900 underlying shares of APLS. Below is a chart showing APLS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $100 strike highlighted in orange:
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