Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Apple Inc (Symbol: AAPL), where a total volume of 786,800 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 78.7 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 182.2% of AAPL’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 43.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $340 strike call option expiring September 23, 2026, with 98,612 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 9.9 million underlying shares of AAPL. Below is a chart showing AAPL’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $340 strike highlighted in orange:
Expedia Group Inc (Symbol: EXPE) saw options trading volume of 35,177 contracts, representing approximately 3.5 million underlying shares or approximately 169.5% of EXPE’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.1 million shares.
Especially high volume was seen for the $220 strike put option expiring March 19, 2027, with 15,017 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.5 million underlying shares of EXPE. Below is a chart showing EXPE’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $220 strike highlighted in orange:
And NVIDIA Corp (Symbol: NVDA) saw options trading volume of 1.6 million contracts, representing approximately 162.3 million underlying shares or approximately 121.8% of NVDA’s average daily trading volume over the past month, of 133.3 million shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $225 strike put option expiring September 23, 2026, with 150,588 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 15.1 million underlying shares of NVDA. Below is a chart showing NVDA’s trailing twelve month trading history, with the $225 strike highlighted in orange:
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