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Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Lowe's Companies Inc (NYSE:LOW), where a total volume of 16,812 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 1.7 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 51.1% of LOW's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.3 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $180 strike call option expiring October 16, 2020, with 1,195 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 119,500 underlying shares of LOW. Below is a chart showing LOW's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $180 strike highlighted in orange:
Blackrock Inc (NYSE:BLK) options are showing a volume of 3,657 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 365,700 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 50% of BLK's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 731,010 shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $720 strike call option expiring October 30, 2020, with 217 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 21,700 underlying shares of BLK. Below is a chart showing BLK's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $720 strike highlighted in orange:
And WestRock Co (NYSE:WRK) options are showing a volume of 15,893 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.6 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 48.8% of WRK's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 3.3 million shares.
Particularly high volume was seen for the $40 strike call option expiring October 16, 2020, with 8,755 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 875,500 underlying shares of WRK. Below is a chart showing WRK's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $40 strike highlighted in orange:
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