Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: KFRC, DG, PFE
Stock Options Channel Staff - Thursday, January 25, 3:21 PMAmong the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Kforce Inc. (KFRC), where a total of 551 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 55,100 underlying shares. That amounts to about 50% of KFRC's average daily trading volume over the past month of 110,190 shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $70 strike call option expiring February 16, 2024, with 505 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 50,500 underlying shares of KFRC. Below is a chart showing KFRC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $70 strike highlighted in orange:
Dollar General Corp (DG) options are showing a volume of 11,216 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.1 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 48.4% of DG's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.3 million shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $135 strike call option expiring February 16, 2024, with 2,116 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 211,600 underlying shares of DG. Below is a chart showing DG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $135 strike highlighted in orange:
And Pfizer Inc (PFE) saw options trading volume of 181,323 contracts, representing approximately 18.1 million underlying shares or approximately 47.1% of PFE's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 38.5 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $25.50 strike put option expiring February 16, 2024, with 13,060 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.3 million underlying shares of PFE. Below is a chart showing PFE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $25.50 strike highlighted in orange:
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