Noteworthy Wednesday Option Activity: ULTA, TJX, HZO
Stock Options Channel Staff - Wednesday, July 12, 3:26 PMAmong the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Ulta Beauty Inc (ULTA), where a total of 5,039 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 503,900 underlying shares. That amounts to about 58.1% of ULTA's average daily trading volume over the past month of 867,170 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $460 strike put option expiring July 21, 2023, with 331 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 33,100 underlying shares of ULTA. Below is a chart showing ULTA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $460 strike highlighted in orange:
TJX Companies (TJX) saw options trading volume of 26,412 contracts, representing approximately 2.6 million underlying shares or approximately 57% of TJX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 4.6 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $87 strike call option expiring August 11, 2023, with 12,329 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.2 million underlying shares of TJX. Below is a chart showing TJX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $87 strike highlighted in orange:
And MarineMax Inc (HZO) options are showing a volume of 1,664 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 166,400 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 56.2% of HZO's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 296,200 shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $40 strike call option expiring August 18, 2023, with 984 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 98,400 underlying shares of HZO. Below is a chart showing HZO's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $40 strike highlighted in orange:
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