Notable Thursday Option Activity: MS, JPM, DDOG
Stock Options Channel Staff - Thursday, April 11, 3:22 PMAmong the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Morgan Stanley (MS), where a total of 96,088 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 9.6 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 132.6% of MS's average daily trading volume over the past month of 7.2 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $90 strike call option expiring April 12, 2024, with 8,773 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 877,300 underlying shares of MS. Below is a chart showing MS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $90 strike highlighted in orange:
JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM) saw options trading volume of 113,885 contracts, representing approximately 11.4 million underlying shares or approximately 129.5% of JPM's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 8.8 million shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $200 strike call option expiring April 12, 2024, with 7,560 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 756,000 underlying shares of JPM. Below is a chart showing JPM's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $200 strike highlighted in orange:
And Datadog Inc (DDOG) options are showing a volume of 30,309 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 3.0 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 124.6% of DDOG's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.4 million shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $129 strike put option expiring April 12, 2024, with 2,253 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 225,300 underlying shares of DDOG. Below is a chart showing DDOG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $129 strike highlighted in orange:
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