Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: VMW, BOOT, BAND
Stock Options Channel Staff - Thursday, August 3, 3:25 PMAmong the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in VMware Inc (VMW), where a total of 7,435 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 743,500 underlying shares. That amounts to about 45.9% of VMW's average daily trading volume over the past month of 1.6 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $150 strike call option expiring August 18, 2023, with 3,203 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 320,300 underlying shares of VMW. Below is a chart showing VMW's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $150 strike highlighted in orange:
Boot Barn Holdings Inc (BOOT) options are showing a volume of 3,090 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 309,000 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 45.4% of BOOT's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 681,255 shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $95 strike call option expiring August 18, 2023, with 553 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 55,300 underlying shares of BOOT. Below is a chart showing BOOT's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $95 strike highlighted in orange:
And Bandwidth Inc (BAND) options are showing a volume of 1,230 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 123,000 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 44.7% of BAND's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 274,925 shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $17.50 strike call option expiring November 17, 2023, with 198 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 19,800 underlying shares of BAND. Below is a chart showing BAND's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $17.50 strike highlighted in orange:
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