Notable Thursday Option Activity: JOE, ACRS, NOG
Stock Options Channel Staff - Thursday, October 12, 3:26 PMAmong the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in St. Joe Co. (JOE), where a total of 1,014 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 101,400 underlying shares. That amounts to about 52% of JOE's average daily trading volume over the past month of 194,935 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $50 strike put option expiring May 17, 2024, with 783 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 78,300 underlying shares of JOE. Below is a chart showing JOE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $50 strike highlighted in orange:
Aclaris Therapeutics Inc (ACRS) saw options trading volume of 5,255 contracts, representing approximately 525,500 underlying shares or approximately 51.2% of ACRS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.0 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $18 strike call option expiring November 17, 2023, with 2,038 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 203,800 underlying shares of ACRS. Below is a chart showing ACRS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $18 strike highlighted in orange:
And Northern Oil & Gas Inc (NOG) saw options trading volume of 7,760 contracts, representing approximately 776,000 underlying shares or approximately 48.7% of NOG's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.6 million shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $28 strike put option expiring March 15, 2024, with 5,367 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 536,700 underlying shares of NOG. Below is a chart showing NOG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $28 strike highlighted in orange:
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