Notable Friday Option Activity: RYAM, SAM, TXN
Stock Options Channel Staff - Friday, January 26, 3:32 PMAmong the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc (RYAM), where a total of 2,902 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 290,200 underlying shares. That amounts to about 55.7% of RYAM's average daily trading volume over the past month of 521,270 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $4 strike put option expiring May 17, 2024, with 1,499 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 149,900 underlying shares of RYAM. Below is a chart showing RYAM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $4 strike highlighted in orange:
Boston Beer Co Inc (SAM) saw options trading volume of 654 contracts, representing approximately 65,400 underlying shares or approximately 52.6% of SAM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 124,270 shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $340 strike put option expiring February 16, 2024, with 286 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 28,600 underlying shares of SAM. Below is a chart showing SAM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $340 strike highlighted in orange:
And Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN) options are showing a volume of 31,623 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 3.2 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 51% of TXN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 6.2 million shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $160 strike put option expiring February 02, 2024, with 2,411 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 241,100 underlying shares of TXN. Below is a chart showing TXN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $160 strike highlighted in orange:
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