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Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: GCO, VSCO, M Stock Options Channel Staff - Thursday, May 25, 4:46 PMLooking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Genesco Inc. (GCO), where a total volume of 1,615 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 161,500 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 88.4% of GCO's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 182,625 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $25 strike call option expiring September 15, 2023, with 626 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 62,600 underlying shares of GCO. Below is a chart showing GCO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $25 strike highlighted in orange:
Victorias Secret & Co (VSCO) saw options trading volume of 12,309 contracts, representing approximately 1.2 million underlying shares or approximately 85.5% of VSCO's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.4 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $25 strike put option expiring July 21, 2023, with 8,001 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 800,100 underlying shares of VSCO. Below is a chart showing VSCO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $25 strike highlighted in orange:
And Macy's Inc (M) options are showing a volume of 90,016 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 9.0 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 79.3% of M's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 11.4 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $15 strike put option expiring June 16, 2023, with 20,820 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 2.1 million underlying shares of M. Below is a chart showing M's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $15 strike highlighted in orange:
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