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Noteworthy Wednesday Option Activity: DG, UPS, DY Stock Options Channel Staff - Wednesday, August 23, 3:59 PMLooking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Dollar General Corp (DG), where a total volume of 15,505 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.6 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 89.4% of DG's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.7 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $170 strike call option expiring August 25, 2023, with 1,989 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 198,900 underlying shares of DG. Below is a chart showing DG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $170 strike highlighted in orange:
United Parcel Service Inc (UPS) saw options trading volume of 28,841 contracts, representing approximately 2.9 million underlying shares or approximately 86.8% of UPS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.3 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $175 strike call option expiring September 15, 2023, with 6,026 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 602,600 underlying shares of UPS. Below is a chart showing UPS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $175 strike highlighted in orange:
And Dycom Industries, Inc. (DY) saw options trading volume of 2,506 contracts, representing approximately 250,600 underlying shares or approximately 77.7% of DY's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 322,565 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $70 strike put option expiring September 15, 2023, with 1,403 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 140,300 underlying shares of DY. Below is a chart showing DY's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $70 strike highlighted in orange:
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