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Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: BW, AYX, GLOB Stock Options Channel Staff - Thursday, August 17, 3:25 PMLooking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc (BW), where a total volume of 5,015 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 501,500 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 102.6% of BW's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 488,960 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $5 strike put option expiring September 15, 2023, with 4,508 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 450,800 underlying shares of BW. Below is a chart showing BW's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $5 strike highlighted in orange:
Alteryx Inc (AYX) options are showing a volume of 26,250 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 2.6 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 95.7% of AYX's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.7 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $45 strike put option expiring August 18, 2023, with 6,202 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 620,200 underlying shares of AYX. Below is a chart showing AYX's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $45 strike highlighted in orange:
And Globant SA (GLOB) options are showing a volume of 3,073 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 307,300 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 91.9% of GLOB's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 334,205 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $190 strike call option expiring September 15, 2023, with 1,519 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 151,900 underlying shares of GLOB. Below is a chart showing GLOB's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $190 strike highlighted in orange:
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