Notable Monday Option Activity: ACEL, DSKE, XOM
Stock Options Channel Staff - Monday, August 14, 3:27 PMAmong the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Accel Entertainment Inc (ACEL), where a total of 1,135 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 113,500 underlying shares. That amounts to about 40.7% of ACEL's average daily trading volume over the past month of 279,055 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $12.50 strike call option expiring September 15, 2023, with 1,071 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 107,100 underlying shares of ACEL. Below is a chart showing ACEL's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $12.50 strike highlighted in orange:
Daseke Inc (DSKE) saw options trading volume of 1,432 contracts, representing approximately 143,200 underlying shares or approximately 40.6% of DSKE's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 352,805 shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $5 strike put option expiring November 17, 2023, with 868 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 86,800 underlying shares of DSKE. Below is a chart showing DSKE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $5 strike highlighted in orange:
And Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM) options are showing a volume of 66,153 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 6.6 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 40.2% of XOM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 16.5 million shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $111 strike call option expiring August 18, 2023, with 5,830 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 583,000 underlying shares of XOM. Below is a chart showing XOM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $111 strike highlighted in orange:
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