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Notable Friday Option Activity: BLBD, AMD, HEI Stock Options Channel Staff - Friday, May 12, 3:46 PMLooking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Blue Bird Corp (BLBD), where a total volume of 1,495 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 149,500 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 94.3% of BLBD's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 158,470 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $20 strike put option expiring May 19, 2023, with 418 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 41,800 underlying shares of BLBD. Below is a chart showing BLBD's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $20 strike highlighted in orange:
Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD) saw options trading volume of 575,213 contracts, representing approximately 57.5 million underlying shares or approximately 91.3% of AMD's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 63.0 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $96 strike call option expiring May 12, 2023, with 58,114 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 5.8 million underlying shares of AMD. Below is a chart showing AMD's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $96 strike highlighted in orange:
And HEICO Corp (HEI) options are showing a volume of 2,336 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 233,600 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 82.5% of HEI's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 283,290 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $165 strike put option expiring June 16, 2023, with 716 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 71,600 underlying shares of HEI. Below is a chart showing HEI's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $165 strike highlighted in orange:
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