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Notable Thursday Option Activity: IPI, BLDE, PACW Stock Options Channel Staff - Thursday, May 11, 3:27 PMLooking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Intrepid Potash Inc (IPI), where a total volume of 1,045 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 104,500 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 53.9% of IPI's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 193,895 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $24 strike call option expiring June 16, 2023, with 700 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 70,000 underlying shares of IPI. Below is a chart showing IPI's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $24 strike highlighted in orange:
Blade Air Mobility Inc (BLDE) options are showing a volume of 1,416 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 141,600 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 52.1% of BLDE's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 271,810 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $5 strike call option expiring May 19, 2023, with 1,011 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 101,100 underlying shares of BLDE. Below is a chart showing BLDE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $5 strike highlighted in orange:
And PacWest Bancorp (PACW) options are showing a volume of 188,166 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 18.8 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 51.8% of PACW's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 36.3 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $4 strike put option expiring May 12, 2023, with 8,730 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 873,000 underlying shares of PACW. Below is a chart showing PACW's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $4 strike highlighted in orange:
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