Notable Friday Option Activity: STNE, AVXL, WDC
Stock Options Channel Staff - Friday, July 14, 3:58 PMAmong the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in StoneCo Ltd (STNE), where a total of 26,304 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 2.6 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 50.3% of STNE's average daily trading volume over the past month of 5.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $13 strike call option expiring August 11, 2023, with 15,990 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.6 million underlying shares of STNE. Below is a chart showing STNE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $13 strike highlighted in orange:
Anavex Life Sciences Corp (AVXL) saw options trading volume of 4,514 contracts, representing approximately 451,400 underlying shares or approximately 49.3% of AVXL's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 915,535 shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $7 strike put option expiring October 20, 2023, with 1,803 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 180,300 underlying shares of AVXL. Below is a chart showing AVXL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $7 strike highlighted in orange:
And Western Digital Corp (WDC) saw options trading volume of 15,700 contracts, representing approximately 1.6 million underlying shares or approximately 48.7% of WDC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.2 million shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $40 strike call option expiring July 21, 2023, with 2,294 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 229,400 underlying shares of WDC. Below is a chart showing WDC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $40 strike highlighted in orange:
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