Noteworthy Monday Option Activity: CNK, MCD, TDS
Stock Options Channel Staff - Monday, October 23, 3:23 PMAmong the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Cinemark Holdings Inc (CNK), where a total of 16,735 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 1.7 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 53.7% of CNK's average daily trading volume over the past month of 3.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $10 strike put option expiring January 19, 2024, with 5,000 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 500,000 underlying shares of CNK. Below is a chart showing CNK's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $10 strike highlighted in orange:
McDonald's Corp (MCD) saw options trading volume of 16,980 contracts, representing approximately 1.7 million underlying shares or approximately 51.1% of MCD's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.3 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $260 strike call option expiring November 03, 2023, with 836 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 83,600 underlying shares of MCD. Below is a chart showing MCD's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $260 strike highlighted in orange:
And Telephone & Data Systems Inc (TDS) options are showing a volume of 6,160 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 616,000 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 50.2% of TDS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.2 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $15 strike put option expiring November 17, 2023, with 5,503 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 550,300 underlying shares of TDS. Below is a chart showing TDS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $15 strike highlighted in orange:
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